EPISD Student Spotlight: Mia Cadena, Burges High School

The EPISD Student Spotlight highlights extraordinary students from the District who are working hard to make a difference in and out of the classroom. In this edition, we speak with Burges High senior Mia Cadena, one of the founders of the Bella's Bargains second-hand store on campus that helps low-income and homeless students access clothing and other items.

UTEP, EPISD partner to create bi-cultural, bi-literate computer science curriculum

EPISD and the University of Texas at El Paso recently partnered to create a bi-literate, bi-cultural curriculum aimed at increasing the number of Latinos and Latinas in the field of computer science.

EPISD Board adopts 2021-22 budget, compensation plan

Trustees on Tuesday approved the 2021-22 operating budget that includes a 1 percent salary increase and two Employee Retention Stipends of up to $2,000 for all eligible employees.