Denton ISD expects to begin construction of another high school in September as part of the $1.4 billion bond program voters approved almost a year ago. The campus, which will include an athletics...
SBOE Postpones Discussion on Ethnic Course Again
The Texas State Board of Education has once again postponed voting on whether to approve a new Native American studies class. The American Indian/Native Studies course is geared towards students in...
Gates Foundation Education Grants Raise Concerns
Bill Gates has sponsored education programs that allegedly support notions like mathematics instruction is “white supremacy.”
DISD Super Discusses State of the District
Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde gave a speech that was equal parts optimistic about Dallas ISD’s future and critical of Texas lawmakers.
Local School Board Members Discuss Challenges
Citizens Defending Freedom hosted a panel on Thursday of local school board members at the Golden Triangle Library in Fort Worth to discussย some of the challenges in education today. Citizens...
DISD Announces Teacher Pay Hikes, Staff Cuts
Some details of Dallas ISD's budget for next school year were revealed at Tuesday's school board workshop, with teacher pay rises and staff cuts on the horizon. Officials are projecting a $1.9...
Why Student Absenteeism Remains High
Student absenteeism remains high across the United States, suggesting that the pandemic lockdowns have changed how some Americans view education. A studyย on student absences by the American...
DFW School District Builds ‘Baby University’
Irving ISD is expected to begin constructing its first Baby University โ a tuition-based daycare program for its employees in May. According to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing,...
Feds Aim To Shore Up K-12 Cybersecurity
The federal government is looking to shore up cybersecurity at K-12 educational institutions nationwide by creating a new coordinating entity. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the...
Local ISD Approves Closing Another Campus
Fort Worth ISD will close a second school starting with the 2024-2025 school year. At a recent meeting of the board of trustees, Fort Worth ISD approved a contract to move students from the...
Students Jumping on Dual-Credit Opportunities
Nationwide, there has been a growing demand for dual-credit enrollment programs among high schoolers eager to get a jumpstart on college. The number of high schoolers earning college credit stands...
FAFSA Glitches Leave Students Worried
Delays and glitches in implementing the overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid have left millions of students worried about whether they can attend college this fall. Alexandra...
Texas Board of Education Reveals New Website
Texas education officials have launched a new website, promising a more streamlined user experience. A series of updates have been made to increase the navigability of the State Board of Education's...
The Story Behind TCU’s Tulips
The hundreds of tulips that dot Texas Christian Universityโs campus are not a natural phenomenon but the result of a single personโs desire to beautify the school. Mary Beasley, a former member of...
Teacher Layoffs Increasing Across U.S.
Layoffs are hitting teachers nationwide, with no end coming anytime soon. School districts around the United States have been struggling with declining student enrollment, inflation-related budget...
North Texas ISDs Face Hard Choices
Several North Texas school districts are weighing different options to deal with growing budget shortfalls amid low student enrollment and rising salary requirements to attract high-quality...
90% of Undergrads Say Classes Too Hard
Recent polling among undergraduate students found that most feel their classes are too difficult and yet underestimate the amount of studying time required. The results of a survey published this...
School Board Candidate: A Tale of Two Homestead Exemptions
Jandel Crutchfield, a candidate for Mansfield ISD School Board Place 2 in the upcoming May election and a professor of social work at the University of Texas at Arlington, is under scrutiny after...
Texas A&M University Hosts Drag Show
Although federal courts have sided with a campus within the Texas A&M University System that prohibited on-campus drag show performances, the flagship Texas A&M school hosted a drag show...
‘Genderbread’ School Assignment Sparks Debate
A recent psychology assignment on the concept of gender at a Houston high school has drawn criticism for its perceived promotion of transgender ideology among minors. The assignment, given to...
Abbott Orders Colleges To Combat Antisemitism
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Wednesday requiring all Texas higher education institutions to revise their โfree speech policiesโ to make antisemitism punishable by expulsion. Abbott...