The Biden administration has canceled $6.1 billion more in student loan debt. According to a May 1 press release from the White House, President Joe Biden canceled the debt of borrowers who attended...
Local University Spotlighted for Grad Programs
University of Texas at Arlington’s kinesiology department is getting some profile from Study International, a global education resource. The website recognized the department for its graduate...
Court Upholds In-State Tuition for Unlawful Migrants
A Fifth Circuit ruling allows U.S. citizens who live outside Texas to continue paying more in tuition at UNT than unlawful migrants who live in-state.
Nationwide Test Score Decline Raises Alarm
Students across the country fell behind academically last school year, raising concerns over whether any progress has been made in overcoming learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According...
Local School Helps Teens in Addiction Recovery
A study by the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics found that the number of teenagers abusing drugs in the United States increased drastically in recent years, putting a spotlight on how...
Parent Throws Chicken Feed at School Board
A concerned parent in South Carolina reportedly expressed his frustration with a local public school district by throwing bags of chicken feed at school board members. David Cook had been trying to...
Local Organization To Hold Literacy Clinics
Many students across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex have struggled academically following the COVID-19 pandemic, and now a Fort Worth education group will be holding literacy clinics to help...
North Texas School Start Dates
Summer is quickly waning for students and educators across North Texas, with barely a month of vacation left for some independent school districts. The start dates for the upcoming academic year...
Former DISD Super Pays Houston Educators Late
The recently appointed superintendent at Houston ISD found himself at the center of a payroll controversy Wednesday. The direct deposits for as many as 2,000 Houston ISD employees were not dispersed...
North TX Schools Nab $3.5M in Taxpayer Grants
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that several educational institutions in North Texas would receive more than $3.5 million in state taxpayer-funded grants. A total of six schools will split eight...
UNT Offers Free Music Lessons to DISD Schools
A local college has had some Dallas Independent School District (DISD) students singing a new tune. The University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton has given students at participating DISD campuses...
Local ISD Designates More Phone-Free Campuses
Four more campuses in Richardson Independent School District (RISD) have been slated for a cell phone-free pilot program next school term, making five total in the district. In line with the...
Harvard Legacy, Donor Admissions May Violate Civil Rights
Several Boston-area civil rights groups have filed a complaint with the Department of Education challenging Harvard University’s donor and legacy-related admissions. The complaint alleges Harvard’s...
Local ISD Sued for Discrimination, Retaliation
A local family is suing the Coppell Independent School District for allegedly retaliating against them after they complained about a school assignment given to their son that they considered...
School Book Vendors Oppose Explicit Content Law
A Texas law that will require ratings on sexual content in books used by public schools draws pushback from booksellers.
Two DFW Business Schools Among Nation’s Best
Out of all the business schools in the nation, two local universities rank in the top 10 for graduate earnings, according to a recent study. The Cox School of Business at Dallas' Southern Methodist...
Texas Puts $3.9B University Fund To Vote
Four Texas universities could see a big windfall if voters approve of a proposed higher education endowment of $3.9 billion in taxpayer money. Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation in June that would...
Local ISD Appoints Interim Superintendent
A new interim superintendent is taking over at Keller ISD following the announced retirement of Rick Westfall, who has been at the helm of the district for six years. At a special meeting of Keller...
Dallas ISD Racks Up Lackluster STAAR Scores
Dallas Independent School District is trailing far behind state averages, and student scores show troubling year-over-year trends.
AFL Threatens Suits Over Race-Based Admissions
America First Legal (AFL), a non-profit legal group, has sent letters to 200 law schools across the country threatening a lawsuit if they do not stop considering race in their admissions processes....
TX College Fires Professor for Defining Sex
A professor of biology at a college in Texas who was allegedly fired for telling his class that X and Y chromosomes determine sex believes his First Amendment rights have been violated. Johnson...