A beloved Eanes ISD elementary school and its Spanish immersion program are set to close after a vote by the district's Board of Trustees earlier this week. Stu
A beloved Eanes ISD elementary school and its Spanish immersion program are set to close after a vote by the district's Board of Trustees earlier this week. Students attending Valley View Elementary will be moved to Barton Creek Elementary.
It's a decision that was met with anger from the parents of kids currently attending the school. “Show us you value these children, their teachers and our community’s trust in you. do better because we will remember this decision when it’s time to vote again,” said mom Sarah Sharpless A birthrate chart from CDC show there were more babies born in 2007 than in any other year in US history, more the 4.3 million. The next year the Great Recession hit and the birth rate tanked and never recovered. And those 2007 babies? They are seniors in high school.
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