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...
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...
Millions Miss School as Attendance Rates Drop
A recent investigation revealed an alarming trend of student absenteeism across the United States, with an estimated 6.5 million children becoming chronically absent in the post-pandemic reopening...
Local Student Resists Cutting Hair
A student faces an unknown future in Peaster Independent School District (ISD) in Parker County after refusing to cut his hair to comply with the dress code. Hudson Lucas, a sixth-grader, has never...
Local Teacher Fired for Racist Tweets
A North Texas teacher was dismissed for allegedly sharing offensive social media posts targeting white people and making light of violence toward them. Danielle Allen, a former first-grade teacher...
Officer Shortage Leaves DISD Seeking Security
The Dallas Independent School District Police Department is facing a monumental task in recruiting and hiring peace officers in compliance with a recently-passed Texas law. House Bill 3 requires all...
Dallas ISD’s LGBTQ Department Draws Scrutiny
A parental rights organization is calling on Dallas Independent School District to ditch its LGBTQ Youth department. Texas Family Project, an organization that supports “policies and initiatives...
Local ISD Secures Private Armed Security
Wylie Independent School District has become the first to enlist the services of a private security firm in order to meet new state-mandated campus security standards. L&P Global Security will...
Local District To Adopt Clear Bag Policy
Officials of Duncanville Independent School District have decided to adopt a clear backpack policy this school term, making it the third North Texas district to do so. Following in the footsteps of...
Teacher Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’
A former Jacksboro ISD paraprofessional was arrested on August 2 for allegedly having an "improper relationship" with an 18-year-old student. In a press release issued by the Jacksboro Police...
VIDEO: Local Teen Killed Going to School Mourned
Students and community members are in mourning after a 15-year-old student from Frisco Independent School District was killed in an accident on his way to school in the early hours of Wednesday. A...
Cowboys Legend Darren Woodson Plans To Boost Charter Schools
Darren Woodson intends to launch an organization to provide education alternatives across Dallas and give students a brighter future.
Local ISD’s Clear Backpack Policy Reveals Gun
Mesquite Independent School District’s new clear backpack policy seemingly yielded immediate results, with a gun reportedly spotted in a student’s bag on the first day of school. At John Horn High...
Local College Rolls Out New Biotech Program
Collin College has unveiled a groundbreaking program for those looking to break into entry-level positions in the biotechnology field. Aptly named the biotechnology boot camp, the certificate...
Settlement Reached Following Botched A&M Hire
A Texas lawmaker is demanding answers after a botched hiring at Texas A&M resulted in a large settlement between the two parties. Texas A&M reached a settlement with Kathleen McElroy, a...
VIDEO: Local ISD Breaks Ground on New High School
Prosper Independent School District officials rang in the construction of the district’s fourth high school last week with a ground-breaking ceremony. Speaking on August 4 at the event on Prairie...
Texas Professor Fights College Firing
St. Philip's College in San Antonio is facing a charge of religious discrimination after allegedly firing a professor because he told students that X and Y chromosomes determine sex. Johnson Varkey,...
Back to School for Several Local Districts
Summer vacation has ended for many students as Monday ushered in the start of a new school year for several North Texas districts. With approximately 38,000 students enrolled, Mesquite Independent...
VIDEO: Local ISD Roadshow Filled With Pep
Teachers and staff from a local elementary school took part in a unique annual tradition last week to get students pumped up for the new academic year. Each year Richard J. Lee Elementary School of...
Confucius Institute Funds Local ISD Programs
An investigative report recently published by the conservative-leaning nonprofit Parents Defending Education found that millions of dollars associated with the Chinese government have been poured...