The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed a motion for contempt against Frisco ISD. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the motion after Frisco ISD allegedly failed to comply with a temporary...
Local Superintendent Addresses Enrollment Drop
The top official at Fort Worth ISD addressed declining student enrollment figures and more at a recent meeting with the Fort Worth City Council. Superintendent Angélica M. Ramsey outlined the ways...
School Officials Face Lawsuit for Electioneering
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a petition for an injunction and temporary restraining order against Denton ISD school officials who have been accused of electioneering. A February 5...
Parent Challenges Library Books in Local ISD
A Denton ISD grandmother is fighting to remove books she considers to be inappropriate from the school district's libraries. Debi Scaggs has several grandchildren in Denton ISD and has challenged...
Parents Oppose New Hotel Near Elementary School
Local parents launched a campaign against plans to erect an extended-stay hotel near an elementary school, successfully halting construction — at least for now. The construction of a four-story...
Unauthorized Film Crew at Local ISD Worries Parents
Parents of students attending Keller Independent School District are demanding answers after an unauthorized filming incident at one of its campuses earlier this month. The fallout continues after...
Local ISD Suspends Cross-Dressing Teacher
A viral video of a Lewisville ISD teacher showing up to school in drag has resulted in the district placing the individual on administrative leave following public backlash. Hebron High School...
Renovations Scheduled at DFW School District
Renovations at two North Texas middle schools are scheduled to begin in August after voters approved a nearly $3 billion bond package last year. At Reynolds Middle School, Prosper ISD officials plan...
DISD Facing Backlash for Renaming School
The public's reception of the news that Dallas Independent School District's Kennedy Curry Middle School will change to Royce West Leadership Academy has been mixed. Kennedy Curry is being renamed...
Assault Charges Against DISD Staffer Dismissed
The misdemeanor assault charges filed against a staff member of the Dallas Independent School District during an in-school incident have been dismissed. An incident that occurred between a staff...
TX College Un-Fires Bio Professor Who Taught Bio Pronouns
St. Philip's College in San Antonio reinstated a professor who claimed he was fired for teaching that X and Y chromosomes determine sex, his lawyers announced Tuesday. Johnson Varkey, who taught...
U.S. Students’ Struggles With Math Raise Alarm
As American students post lackluster results in math compared to their counterparts abroad, concern is growing that the country may lose its technological prominence. In 2022, the Programme for...
Feedback Sought on TEA Accountability Metrics
State education officials have released the proposed 2024 Accountability Manual, which they hope to adopt in May and implement for the 2024-2025 school term. The Texas Education Agency (TEA)...
One Injured in Local Charter School Shooting
At least one person was injured after a shooting at a local charter school. The Mesquite Police Department reported that it had an active shooter call at the Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy...
Five DISD Students Earn DPS Security Licenses
Five students from Moisés E. Molina High School have become license-carrying, fully certified security guards thanks to a new Law Enforcement Pathway class. As part of the school's nearly...
Local ISD Raises Pre-K Tuition
Carroll ISD will maintain its pre-K program thanks to a 50% tuition rate increase that the Texas Education Agency signed off on last week. The new annual tuition rate for pre-K at Carroll ISD has...
Dallas Campus Renovations Set for 2025
Renovations at two Dallas ISD campuses are expected to begin next year as officials continue spending $3.4 billion in bond funding. At Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy, the project...
DFW School Construction Set for April
A North Texas district plans in April to build a new middle school as part of its $268 million bond package approved by voters in 2022. With an estimated construction cost of $87 million, the new...
TEA Rolls Out Computer Scoring of STAAR Exams
State education officials have quietly rolled out computer scoring for written answers on student achievement tests. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) upgraded its scoring process so that only 1 in 4...
DISD Board To Vote on Police Gear Spending
Dallas ISD's school board will soon vote on a multi-million-dollar spending request for police and security officer gear. Ahead of the next Dallas ISD board meeting on February 22, administrators...
Making Sense of City Growth, ISD Decline
Fort Worth has been a magnet for newcomers, but its local public school system has not been. The declining student body at Fort Worth ISD may come as a surprise given Cowtown's recent growth, yet...