A former graduate student from Southern Methodist University has been taken into custody and is now facing felony charges after allegedly making threatening statements toward the university's...
6th Grader Allegedly Assaults Kindergarteners
Rockwall ISD is facing a lawsuit after allegedly giving a sixth-grade boy the opportunity to sexually assault at least six kindergarten girls.
Saturday Garden Tour Raises Scholarship Funds
The Garden Club of Celina is hosting its biannual Home Garden Tour this Saturday to raise funds for high school seniors wishing to study STEM and agriculture at university. On June 3 from 9 a.m. to...
School Bus Driver Stops Man Luring Teen
A Garland Independent School District bus driver sprang to action one May morning when she noticed a strange car following one of her students. Reva, who did not wish to provide reporters with her...
$100,000 Bond Set for Superintendent
Itasca ISD Superintendent Michael Stevens on Friday was charged with online solicitation of a minor. The 47-year-old Stevens appeared in a Harris County, where his bond was set at $100,000. The...
TASB Monopoly Challenged by New School Board Assn.
Texans for Excellence in Education announces service options for local boards of trustees that want to leave the Texas Association of School Boards.
Superintendent Among 7 Arrested in Sex Sting
The superintendent from Itasca ISD near Dallas was one of seven people arrested in an undercover sex sting, Harris County Constable Alan Rosen said. Michael Stephens, 47, was taken into custody for...
TEA Appoints Houston ISD Superintendent
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath appointed a new board of managers to oversee Houston ISD and named Mike Miles, a former superintendent for Dallas ISD, to take the helm of the...
TX Schools Lag in SRO Active Shooter Training
Many school resource officers (SRO) have yet to undergo active shooter training more than one year after the mass shooting at Uvalde Elementary School, according to the expert assigned to oversee...
Local ISD Employees Resign, Reapply
More than 100 employees of Fort Worth ISD had to resign and reapply to work at the district following the first phase of a reorganization plan put forward by district leaders to shore up the school...
Athlete Taking Legal Action Against ISD
A former Prosper Rock Hill High School softball player and her parents have filed a petition against Prosper ISD in Collin County, alleging the school district failed to provide her with the...
DISD Graduate Headed to West Point
A Dallas ISD student is receiving recognition after graduating from W.T. White High School and announcing he will attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. Hamersen Bekele, originally...
VIDEO: Officer Criticized for Tackling Student
A video circulating online shows a school resource officer forcefully bringing a student to the ground at a North Texas high school, prompting outrage from the girl's mother and an investigation by...
DISD Apologizes for Winnie-the-Pooh Shooting Book
The Dallas Independent School District got itself into controversy after a Winnie-the-Pooh book about how to stay safe in the event of a school shooting was sent home with elementary school...
Houston ISD Super Serves Last Day
The superintendent of Houston ISD worked his last day in office last Friday, ahead of the impending takeover of Texas' biggest public school system by state-appointed managers. As previously...
Cornyn Visits Local School To Survey Security
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) visited a North Texas high school last week to survey security upgrades implemented at the campus. The upgrades to R.L. Paschal High School were funded through the...
DISD Board Takes Heat From Staff and Parents
Dallas Independent School District's Board of Trustees was roundly criticized by disaffected DISD employees, parents, and community members at a meeting on Thursday evening. Official trustee...
VIDEO: TEA Talks Rollout of New STAAR
In response to Texas lawmakers calling for changes to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test back in 2019, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) rolled out a new format this...
Negotiations Fail With ISD Super Finalist
The lone finalist for the superintendent position at Arlington ISD has opted to stay on at the district where she currently works after contract negotiations broke down between her and the district....
Dallas Student Wins Car for Attendance
A long-standing partnership between a used-car dealership and a Dallas-based charter school network resulted in the gifting of a car to a high school student who clocked a perfect attendance record...
TX Passes Bill Allowing Chaplains in Schools
A bill allowing chaplains to serve as counselors in public schools has passed the Texas Legislature despite allegations from critics that it will force religion upon students. The Texas House passed...
