Education

Dr Tetyana Vasylyeva is leading the study at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center to hopefully find a better way to reduce the likelihood of medical errors.

With smartphones and social media at our fingertips, it can be hard to determine whether the content you see is real or fake.

Two Lubbock moms have opened ‘The Mom Lounge,” a space for parents to relax, learn and connect with their children and other families.

The Dean of the Davis College, Clinton Krehbiel, says enrollment increasing is good news considering one out of three American producers are over retirement age. He says this problem has been stirring for the past 40 years.

The halls of Dupre Elementary may see students again soon.

Parents and activists criticized the district for publishing resolutions months after the initial claims of racism and said they were passed to save face.

Slaton I.S.D. has notified families of threats of violence at the high school and a rally centered around allegations of racism on campus.

A potential class-action lawsuit filed in a Lubbock federal court accuses the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, as well as five other medical schools in Texas, of illegally considering race and gender when considering admissions.

As parents across the state struggle in their search for affordable childcare, advocates are asking lawmakers in Austin to make it a priority.

After two procedures, a month of homebound school, and a long time of not seeing his friends, Zaidyn Ward, the Monterey High School football player who collapsed on the field is going back to school Monday.

The newest addition to Texas Tech’s petroleum engineering program is now standing tall in East Lubbock.The next time you’re driving on east loop 289 near 4th street you’ll likely see the 140-foot mast of a new oil rig as part of the skyline there.

Lubbock-Cooper ISD passed a resolution condemning racism and reaffirming their commitment to maintaining a safe learning environment on Thursday night, in response to an offensive Instagram post made back in April.

The NSF grant will fund a three-year project to create a comprehensive database for dust storms and dust events.

The Lubbock-Cooper Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, Jan. 5 to consider an approval of a resolution condemning racism in the district.

Students and teachers in Littlefield ISD are mourning the loss of Kindergarten teacher Shonda Castillo, who passed away Saturday morning after a brief illness.

Texas Tech Athletics will have 28 of its student-athletes, including 15 members of its football program, receive either their undergraduate or master’s degrees beginning Friday during commencement ceremonies at United Supermarkets Arena.

For the twelfth year in a row Frenship ISD is providing backpacks full of meals for students and their families, to fight food insecurity over the winter break.

Frenship ISD is asking for public feedback as they consider boundaries for a new middle school.

Unlike most welding classes, where the number of male students is higher than that of female students, Truelock and another female student, Cassandra Garza, both completed the program together.

Instead of a single-day test at the end of a course, students will take multiple exams throughout the school year. Administrators say this style will take some pressure off students.

Lubbock ISD is working to make sure every child has access to books, today community leaders and volunteers gathered books to place in the Little Free Libraries on the campuses around town.

“It’s really just about bringing awareness to extra life and children’s miracle network,” Campbell said. “And what it does and how it impacts UMC children’s hospital.

Charles and Cathy Ehrenfeld have given $10,000 to the Board of Directors of the South Plains College Foundation to establish the Joyce Alexander Luck Memorial Scholarship Endowment to assist South Plains College students.

The CMA program began last year and provides students with real-world, hands-on learning experiences, both in the classroom and in direct patient care as part of clinical rotations in UMC community clinics throughout Lubbock.

In recognition of a generous donation, and in honor of Tommie J. Huckabee, the Texas Tech College of Architecture will be renamed the Huckabee College of Architecture.

Coronado High School teacher and coach Kolista Garcia is the third 2022-2023 recipient of KCBD’s One Class at a Time $500 donation and recognition sponsored by Frontier Dodge and Spirit Chrysler.

The SFA Board of Regents has accepted a recommendation for the school to join the University of Texas system.

The lottery is just a game to some people. Others may even give tickets away in birthday cards or Christmas presents. So, when does the fun turn into a potential problem?

With the legislative session coming up, Lubbock representatives hope to remind the legislature of Lubbock’s economic growth. Becky Calahan says she will be advocating for Lubbock educators in Austin.

Five South Plains College engineering students are benefitting from a $5,000 scholarship grant from the Xcel Energy Foundation this fall semester.