Do you love cooking or want to explore a career in the culinary arts? A new Culinary Skills Essentials diploma program has come to Dallas through Remington College’s Culinary Training Center. The...
UNT President Announces Resignation
After a decade at the helm of the University of North Texas, President Neal J. Smatresk announced that he would be stepping down in August. UNT, the third largest university in the state with almost...
DFW Campus Rebuild Begins in April
Construction of the new Justin Elementary School is scheduled to begin in April -- part of Northwest ISD's nearly $2 billion bond package approved by voters last year. According to a state filing,...
LGBTQ Clinic, DISD Quietly Conceal Partnership
An LGBTQ-centered Dallas clinic appears to have taken down a webpage for the education program it offers in partnership with Dallas ISD that trains teachers on how to be “allies” to LGBTQ students....
Local ISD Announces Staff Cuts Amid Budget Woes
Faced with a $28 million budget shortfall, one North Texas school board announced staff cuts at a recent meeting. Keller Independent School District is facing considerable budgetary issues, citing...
Renovations Scheduled for Dallas High School
The remodeling of Dallas' H. Grady Spruce High School, a campus that is more than 50 years old, is expected to begin in June. According to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, the...
Texas A&M Rates High in Free Speech
A nonprofit whose stated mission is to safeguard Americans' civil rights recently drew attention to the freedom of student expression in universities across the country, with Texas institutions...
Major Pipeline for TX Teachers at Risk
A major pipeline for new teachers in Texas is at risk of shutting down due to longstanding issues with the state. Texas Teachers of Tomorrow (TTT) has been flagged by the Texas Education Agency...
Poll: Black Single Mothers Want School Choice
A new national poll suggests there is overwhelming support for school choice among single black mothers in the United States. Conducted by The Current Project, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting...
SBOE Sets Instructional Materials Review Rubric
The most recent Texas State Board of Education meeting yielded a new rubric for the instructional materials review process and more. From January 30 to February 2, State Board of Education (SBOE)...
Students Call for Return of DEI Program
A "collective led by immigrant students and alumni from the University of Texas at Austin" has decried the elimination of a program catering to unlawful migrants attending school there. UT officials...
TEA Releases Annual Report for 2023
State officials released the latest annual report on Texas' public school systems, tracking what progress was made last school year and outlining goals for improvement for the coming years. The...
Texas Teacher Maintains ‘Banned Book’ Shelf
A teacher at a Houston-area public high school has been keeping a secret bookshelf of books that have been challenged or banned for potentially containing inappropriate content. Hood Feminism, The...
Dallas ISD Teachers Uninterested in LGBTQ Program
Dallas ISD struggled to get teachers to participate in LGBTQ training it developed with a local transgender clinic, according to a DX investigation.
Local ISD To Close for Solar Eclipse
Several parts of the Lone Star State have been dubbed ideal viewing locations for a rare total solar eclipse, spurring potential transportation issues that have led the leaders of one local school...
Construction Planned for DFW Magnet School
Work will soon begin on a new addition to an elementary magnet school campus in a local independent school district. Richardson ISD is expected to begin construction at Hamilton Park Pacesetter...
Lincoln High School To Undergo Renovations
The project to renovate Lincoln High School and Humanities/Communications Magnet is scheduled to begin in May. That includes adding new paint, flooring, ceilings, and tiles, and improvements to the...
Parent Saves Student’s Life After Collapse on Court
A parent used CPR to save the life of a Mansfield ISD middle schooler after the student collapsed and stopped breathing during a basketball game late last year. Nurse Kari McConnell sprang into...
Plagiarism Accusations Hit Harvard Admin
Allegations of plagiarism have been made against another Harvard administrator, following not long after the Ivy League school's president resigned amid a similar controversy. An anonymous...
North TX Teacher Charged With Child Grooming
A North Texas man was arrested Tuesday after allegations were made that he sent inappropriate texts to a student while employed as a teacher at her school. Jacob Thomas Allred, 32, of Blue Ridge,...
DISD Tech Center Slated for $8M Renovation
Plans to breathe new life into a tech center offering a hands-on, project-based elementary education to students were recently revealed. The project to install new signs, replace sidewalks and...