A Title VI civil rights complaint has been filed with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights by a local student claiming that his school district enabled harassment and...
Local ISD Police Chief Talks Safety Measures
When students returned to Duncanville ISD classrooms last week, it was amid a growing security presence. Duncanville ISD Police Chief Mitchell Lambert has stepped up the daily rotations of patrols...
Texas A&M Freezes In-State Tuition
Texas A&M’s board of regents voted on Wednesday to keep in-state undergraduate tuition rates the same for the next two years. The decision will apply to all 11 universities in the Texas A&M...
Hub of CCP Influence in Texas Alleged at UT Dallas
The Chinese Communist Party has extensive influence within Texas, from city partnerships to education initiatives in Dallas, according to a new report. Public information and internal...
DISD STAAR Scores Creep Up, Still Lackluster
Like many other public school systems in the state, Dallas ISD did not fair especially well during the 2022-2023 STAAR exams. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, the Texas Education Agency...
TX Teachers Underprepared, Get Little Support
The Texas House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment published an interim report that claims teachers in the state are "underprepared to enter the classroom and under-supported...
TX House Committee Lays Out School Choice Conditions
A new report on improving education in the state was published by the Texas House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment. The report outlines a number of policy recommendations...
ACLU Files Complaint Against Local ISD
Keller ISD could be facing a federal civil rights investigation after the left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed a complaint with the agency, claiming the North Texas school...
Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Student
A Houston ISD teacher was arrested for allegedly sending nude pictures of himself via Instagram to two teenage girls before sexually assaulting one of them on campus. Abdurahman Milani, 27, a math...
Teen Found Hanging From Tree on TX Campus
Classes at Travis Early College High School in Austin were canceled on Thursday after staff discovered the body of a teenage girl hanging from a tree. Austin Independent School District Police Chief...
Local ISD Closes Libraries to Screen Books
Fort Worth ISD’s libraries were closed this week so district officials could inventory their collections and screen for potentially inappropriate reading materials. Students will not be able to...
Local District Starts Four-Day School Week
Anna Independent School District has officially transitioned to a four-day school week. The new schedule means that students and teachers will convene for classes from Monday to Thursday, with each...
Local ISD Approves Armed Guard Plans
With the state’s new law taking effect soon, Mesquite Independent School District has made significant steps to implement armed security within its schools. During a board of trustees meeting this...
Extreme Heat, Crowding Reported on School Buses
Safety concerns over school buses have been voiced by parents of students attending Cheek Middle School in the Denton Independent School District. As Denton ISD opened its doors to students on...
AC Issues Plague Local ISD Classrooms
As Fort Worth ISD students stepped into their classrooms for the first time this school year on Monday, air conditioning issues became a hot topic. Twenty-five schools found themselves grappling...
TEA Releases 3-8 Grade STAAR Scores
The Texas Education Agency published the remainder of STAAR scores for the 2022-2023 school year on Wednesday, with students in grades 3-8 showing significant improvement in math but some dips in...
School Board Trustee Opposes ‘Sexualized’ Agenda
One trustee on the McKinney ISD school board is pushing back on what he says amounts to the "sexualization" of students within the district despite backlash from other administrators. McKinney ISD...
Local ISD Launches New Intermediate School
Frisco ISD's newest principal is heading up the district's first intermediate school, which opened its doors to students last Wednesday. In May, the school district announced that Michael Thomas...
Dallas ISD Starts Year Short 167 Security Guards
Dallas ISD students started school on Monday, many at campuses that are not yet compliant with the armed security law going into effect in September.
UT To Build New Austin Medical Center
The University of Texas System Board of Regents announced plans on Monday to build new medical facilities on the site of the former Frank Erwin Center. In partnership with UT MD Anderson Cancer...
DOE Recognizes Baylor’s Religious Exemptions
The U.S. Department of Education has sided with Baylor University after discrimination complaints from LGBTQ students were filed against the Waco-based Christian institution. After several students...