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...
Local ISD Bans Backpacks Grades 6 and Up
DeSoto Independent School District on Monday implemented its policy disallowing students in grades six and higher from carrying backpacks, in a bid to maintain a safe and productive learning...
Books Polarize Heated Local ISD Election
MCKINNEY -- Election tensions continued to build at a McKinney Independent School District (MISD) Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, where battle lines have been drawn on numerous topics, especially...
Local Man’s Ban From ISD Property Lifted
Child advocate and paralegal Debra Lopez Liva (left) and Samuel Hall (right) outside the McKinney ISD Administration Building.
Concerns Over Past Actions of Tom Maynard’s Permanent School Fund Board
Faith in the leadership ability of the Permanent School Fund (PSF) Corporation's Board of Directors, which is chaired by State Board of Education (SBOE) Member Tom Maynard, appears to be shaky after...
DISD Parents: No School Choice Is District’s Biggest Problem
Parents with children attending school in the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) feel that a lack of school choice is the main reason the district is one of the worst performing in the state....
Senate Bill Could End Professor Tenure in TX
Tenure for college and university professors could be coming to an end in Texas if State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) gets his way following his filing of a bill that would do away with "any...
Texas House Passes Bill for College Funding
The Texas House passed a bill on Wednesday that would provide more funding for Texas community colleges. House Bill 8 is sponsored by Rep. Gary VanDeaver, R-New Boston, and it would provide millions...
Texas Senate Passes Bill for Research Funding
The Texas Senate passed a bill that would allocate billions of dollars of funding to higher education public research universities.ย The Texas University Fund (TUF) will create an endowment for four...
DISD Needs Hundreds More Teachers Fast
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) is hosting a series of job fairs and bumping starting pay for teachers in anticipation of a potential shortfall of 200-400 teachers next school year....
North Texas ISD Scores High on PSAT
Plano ISD students scored well above the national average on the PSAT they took last fall, according to the school district. District results were announced at the April 4 Plano ISD board meeting....
DISD Board Faces Concerns About Safety
Former educators and community members spoke out against perceived safety issues and managerial retaliation against teachers and staff at Dallas Independent School District (ISD) schools during a...
Canceled Drag Show Prompts No-Confidence Vote
The president of West Texas A&M University is undergoing a no-confidence vote after canceling a drag show last month. โWe do not take this step lightly,โ Ashley Pinkham, faculty senate...
Dallas Foundation Hosts Education Event
The Dallas Foundation hosted a Community Matters event where the main topic of discussion was the post-COVID-19 state of Dallas education. The organization's chief impact officer, Drexell Owusu, was...
DISD Coach Allegedly Punches Student
A Dallas ISD staffer was arrested last Friday after a video emerged on social media showing the man hitting a student. The video shows the staffer apparently punching a 17-year-old student in the...
Teacher Charged for Sexual Assault of Student
A Lewisville ISD teacher was arrested by police Wednesday afternoon, charged with aggravated assault of a child and indecency with a child. The man, Camey Elementary School teacher John Collet, was...
TX School Fund CEO Steps Down Amid BlackRock Controversy
The official responsible for managing financial assets and revenue for Texas public schools is stepping down amid controversy over his handling of state guidance to divest from firms, such as...
Local ISD Hosting Fentanyl Awareness Meeting
The Frisco Independent School District (FISD) will be hosting a town hall meeting for district residents and community members on Thursday in a bid to sound the alarm on the current fentanyl crisis...
VIDEO: UT Dallas Art Takes Over Dallas Skyline
Artwork created by students in the University of Texas at Dallas' projection mapping lab class is currently on display nightly at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Through the end of the month, the students'...
VIDEO: Local Teacher Arrested for Student ‘Fight Club’
A substitute teacher was fired from Mesquite ISD and arrested after a video emerged showing the substitute allegedly encouraging and facilitating fights between students in class. The substitute,...
TX Board of Ed. Discusses Library Materials
The final day of the quarterly meeting of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) was held last Friday when a general convening of the body discussed and voted on education policy. After a musical...