A study, conducted by the finance company NerdWallet, ranked McKinney the seventh best place in Texas for young families. The Woodlands, a Houston suburb, came in at number one while Allen came in...
When the students at Cockrill Middle School returned from winter break two weeks ago, a new member of the faculty greeted them. He wasn't like the other teachers. He wasn’t there for history, math or...
Dr. J. D. Kennedy is heading into his third school year as McKinney ISD Superintendent. Running a school district with more than 23,000 students poses some significant challenges, but Dr. Kennedy...
The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries recently announced that 238 school libraries have been awarded $1,126,315 in grants for 2012. The schools received grants of up to $5,000 to expand...
  On Friday, February 3, McKinney ISD began an exciting new partnership with RaceTrac at a kickoff event held at the Virginia/U.S. 75 RaceTrac location. For the next six months, RaceTrac will...
Get ready to say goodbye to TAKS and hello to STAAR! This school year (2011-2012), the state's standardized testing program, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) will be replaced by...
On October 25, C.T. Eddins Elementary School, McKinney Boyd High School and Roy Lee Walker Elementary School were named to the 2011 National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) Higher...
Caldwell Elementary School focuses on raising the reading level of each of its students during the school year. Chris Clark, principal of Caldwell Elementary School, has partnered with the...
Childhood obesity is the subject of Dr. Kennedy's video blog (9/27/11). Scroll and watch below.
We can no longer ignore the bullying that is prevalent in our McKinney schools. I have had two kids who have gone through the McKinney school district. It is unbelievable to say that they were...