State extends pre-COVID school funding
Local school districts are dealing with huge budget deficits due to a drop in attendance…
Marble Falls Independent School District
School districts might not have to make up missed winter storm days
Highland Lakes public school students might not have to make up the week of classes…
Highland Lakes schools extend closures
Highland Lakes area schools continue to close campuses and cancel activities due to winter weather…
Deadline to file for city, school elections is Feb. 12
Residents wanting to serve on city councils or school district boards of trustees have until…
Rise in Marble Falls school district failure rates attributed to remote learning
Marble Falls Independent School District released data Friday, Feb. 5, showing a rise in failing…
MFISD to parents: To stop COVID, stop sleepovers
Sleepovers, birthday parties, and other group gatherings might be to blame for a recent increase…
Marble Falls ISD plans to return all students to campuses soon
The apparent success of COVID-19 safety protocols adopted by the Marble Falls Independent School District,…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For week of Jan. 18
Check agendas for local governments and school districts before attending for details on how each…
Filing has begun for school board elections
The filing periods have begun for Burnet, Llano, and Marble Falls school district boards of…
MFISD rolling out rapid test plan
The Marble Falls Independent School district plans to offer rapid COVID-19 testing for staff and…
ON THE AGENDA: Government meetings for week of Dec. 14
The week of Dec. 14 is a busy one as local municipalities and school districts…
MFISD to purchase new buses, picks contractor for transportation facility
The Marble Falls Independent School District board of trustees on Nov. 16 unanimously approved the…
ON THE AGENDA: Government meetings for Nov. 16-20
The Marble Falls and Burnet school districts meet as do the cities of Meadowlakes and…
Communication boards give many young MFISD students a voice
Marble Falls elementary students who struggle with communication now have help thanks to some creative…
ON THE AGENDA: Government meetings for week of Oct. 26
Several local governments are holding meetings the week of Oct. 26-30. Many are meeting in…
MFISD asks struggling remote learners to consider returning to campus
In a recent letter, the Marble Falls Independent School District asked families of remote learners…
ON THE AGENDA: Government meetings for the week of Oct. 19
A number of local government entities as well as the Lower Colorado River Authority and…
Always a need for substitute teachers, who play important roles
In the midst of a nationwide shortage of substitute teachers, Burnet County school districts say…
Crisis Network, MFISD partnership could help homeless students
Looking to alleviate student homelessness, the Highland Lakes Crisis Network proposed a partnership of sorts…
ON THE AGENDA: School boards and Burnet City Council
School boards for the Marble Falls and Burnet school districts will each meet Monday, Sept….
New Marble Falls ISD COVID-19 webpage keeps parents informed
Marble Falls Independent School District families now can easily see in one place how the…
How parents and students are coping with schools’ new normal
Four weeks into the 2020-21 school year, Burnet County parents and students have a feel…
Marble Falls, Burnet school districts confirm COVID-19 cases
After a little more than a week of classes, Marble Falls and Burnet school districts…
Marble Falls school district doing ‘system check’ of year so far
After a little more than a week of classes, Marble Falls Independent School District administrators…