Priority Midland continues to work on community road map
“If you are not committed (to Priority Midland), get out.” So said Mayor Jerry Morales to those in attendance at the City Council retreat earlier this month.
OUR VIEW: Funds to improve education in Permian Basin
Both Odessa and Midland will benefit from IDEA Public Schools opening 14 schools in Odessa and Midland by the 2024-2025 school year.
Oil Companies Donate $16.5MM to Open Schools in Permian
The Permian Strategic Partnership, a group of 20 Permian Basin energy companies, will donate $16.5 million to help open 14 schools in Midland and Odessa by 2025, the coalition announced Sunday.
MISD: Future plans take IDEA’s growth into account
Midland ISD officials said they have already planned for the potential loss of students to IDEA Public Schools.
Permian oil companies donate $16.5M for new Midland-Odessa charter schools
The new Permian Strategic Partnership of 20 energy companies said it will donate $16.5 million to support the opening of 14 new charter schools in the Midland-Odessa area.
Our First Major Funding Commitment
Midland and Odessa, Texas — A large and diverse group of businesses, foundations and individuals from both Midland and Ector Counties today announced they have collectively committed nearly $55 million in private funding needed to bring nationally recognized IDEA Public Schools to Midland and Odessa beginning in the fall of 2020. Local philanthropists have been […]
Foundations, PSP come together to make IDEA project happen
Collaboration between three of Midland’s major philanthropic players and the Permian Strategic Partnership helped make possible one of the biggest education announcements in the city’s history. IDEA Public Schools will bring 14 schools to Midland-Odessa by 2024-2025, and one reason is $55 million in private funding; $45 million of that is from Midland’s philanthropic and […]
The big IDEA
IDEA Public Schools is planning to open 14 schools on seven sites inside Midland and Odessa by the 2024-25 school year.
Editorial: IDEA announcement is the type of education transformation our community needs
The announcement that IDEA Public Schools will open 14 schools in Midland-Odessa by the 2024-25 school year is the type of education transformation our community needs.
What they are saying about IDEA in Midland and Odessa
“Improving public education is vital to the success of our communities and is a top priority for PSP and our member companies…” Permian Strategic Partnership Chairman Don Evans
IDEA fueled by donations
A group of Permian Basin companies, foundations and individuals from Ector and Midland counties have contributed nearly $55 million in start-up funds for IDEA Public Schools to establish a presence in the region.
$55 million invested towards 14 IDEA public schools to Midland, Odessa
Foundations and businesses across the Permian Basin teamed up to raise 55 million dollars, which will all be invested towards 14 IDEA public schools to Midland and Odessa by 2025.
Payton: Change of attitude can put Midland among nation’s top 100 cities
My name is Patrick Payton, and I am running for mayor. And with that simple statement, the former Stonegate senior pastor entered the 2019 mayors race.
ECISD looking at more student growth, overcrowded campuses
An infusion of growth, particularly at the middle and high school levels, is coming over the next 10 years for Ector County Independent School District, a recent demographic study by Davis Demographics shows.
Opinion: There is power in partnership
The Permian is blessed with courageous, inventive people and natural resources beyond our wildest imagination. It is one of the reasons wildcatters had the audacity to believe they could create an oasis in the middle of the desert so many lifetimes ago.