Claudia Silva

El Paso

Education Reporter at El Paso Matters

Education Reporter for El Paso Matters. Formerly from the Santa Fe New Mexican. NMSU grad. she/her/chula/chistosa/chingona

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Ysleta ISD approves budget deficit, employee pay raises, depletes reserves

2 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

The Ysleta Independent School District adopted a budget that spends more money than it takes in for a fourth year in a row, which would deplete much of the district’s reserves and leave it at the precipice of financial collapse. The YISD school board voted 4-3 to approve a $420.2 million budget with a $22.2million deficit for the coming school year.
Canutillo ISD adopts balanced budget after expense cuts and state funding boost

2 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5-1 Wednesday to approve a balanced $65.8 million budget for the coming school year, after it cut costs and Texas lawmakers approved a public school funding boost under House Bill 2. It is the first time Canutillo ISD’s budgeted expenses have not exceeded its revenue in four years. Sergio Martinez was the lone trustee who voted against the budget. Trustee Cindy Zuniga was absent.
SISD board names James Vasquez as sole superintendent finalist, discusses budget- El Paso Matters

3 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees named James Vasquez, who serves as acting superintendent, as the sole finalist to be the district’s next superintendent Tuesday. The board voted unanimously to name Vasquez as the lone finalist for the job, before moving on to discuss whether it would approve a budget with expenses that don’t exceed its revenue for the first time since 2015.
Equity audit finds EPISD has work to do on disparities despite strides, Familias Unidas questions report’s ‘fidelity’

3 days ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

Although it has made some strides, the El Paso Independent School District still has work to do on addressing disparities and inconsistencies throughout its campuses and improving school climate for certain groups of students, according to an Equity Assessment Audit meant to identify potential barriers to student success.
EPISD board adopts $6 million deficit budget, approves pay raises

1 week ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

Despite boosts in state funding approved by the Texas Legislature under House Bill 2, the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted a budget with a deficit Tuesday – the second time in two years expenditures are expected to surpass revenues. The board unanimously adopted a $541.2 million budget with a $6 million deficit for the 2025-26 school year. Trustees Daniel Call and Valerie Ganelon Beals were absent.
As imagens da era de ouro dos zepelins (e da sua passagem por Portugal)

1 week ago | publico.pt | Claudia Silva

“Lá vem ele!” Quando os zepelins gigantes voaram nos céus de Portugal Agora parece-nos algo irreal, mas houve uma altura em que ver dirigíveis gigantes a flutuar nos céus era possível: há 100 anos era assim. Faziam voos de longo curso (incluindo viagens transatlânticas), transportavam correio e passageiros e tinham salas de jantar espaçosas no seu interior. Era um verdadeiro transporte de luxo envolto numa cápsula prateada enorme que cruzava vagarosamente os céus.
Um livro inédito do poeta Nuno Júdice (1949-2024) e os 101 objectos da ditadura

2 weeks ago | publico.pt | Isabel Coutinho |Claudia Silva |Mariana Durães

Ouça este artigo 00:00 14:57 Exclusivo Gostaria de Ouvir? Assine já Nas livrarias a 12 de Junho
“Lá vem ele!” Quando os zepelins gigantes voaram nos céus de Portugal

2 weeks ago | publico.pt | Claudia Silva

Foi precisamente há 90 anos, a 10 de Junho de 1935. Lisboa estava enfeitada para as festas populares e as ruas transbordavam de pessoas, paradas nos passeios, de “nariz no ar”. Por cima delas estava a passar um gigante dos ares, um “colosso metálico”, que cruzava os céus lentamente. Era o dirigível Graf Zeppelin.
Plataforma de rendas acessíveis faz match entre estudantes e senhorios

3 weeks ago | publico.pt | Claudia Silva

Ouça este artigo 00:00 05:07 Exclusivo Gostaria de Ouvir? Assine já Nos primeiros seis meses de funcionamento da Rede ¼ – uma plataforma para facilitar o contacto entre proprietários e estudantes para conseguirem quartos a preços acessíveis –, inscreveram-se cerca de 200 anfitriões (num total superior a 250 camas) e mais de 200 estudantes.
EPISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra to retire under separation agreement, questions on exit deal remain

3 weeks ago | elpasomatters.org | Claudia Silva

Diana Sayavedra accepted a voluntary separation agreement as superintendent of the El Paso Independent School District on Tuesday after a heated five-hour meeting where the board voted 4-2 to approve her retirement. Sayavedra sat quietly throughout the meeting, showing no emotion, and made no statement until after the vote. “It’s been my greatest honor and privilege to serve this school district, more importantly, to serve the broader community of El Paso.