A seven-state coalition filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block President Joe Biden's bid to cancel student debt less than two weeks after a group of 11 states filed a similar suit. The most recent...
Local 11-Year-Old Creates Toy-Sharing App
A fourth-grader from Frisco's Jim Spradley Elementary is a finalist in a coding competition after creating a sharing app. Eleven-year-old Saliha Abbas was bored during the pandemic, so her mother...
By Amy Jones | Aug 29, 2022
Local ISD Victim of Ransomware Attack
Mansfield Independent School District announced that the district had been the target of a ransomware attack. The district identified several impacted systems in the cyberattack, citing those...
Bombshell Claims of GCISD Teacher Misconduct
In a letter to Principal Alex Fingers of Grapevine High School that has been obtained by The Dallas Express, a mother claimed that her child was encouraged and influenced to transition genders by a...
Local School Board Adopts New Gender Policies
The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD) Board of Trustees passed several controversial policy changes ranging from how sex and gender are treated in the classroom to new rules...
‘In God We Trust’ Posters Donated to Local Schools
Signs with the national motto, "In God we Trust," are being put up in some Dallas Fort Worth classrooms after a local company donated them. The Grapevine-based telecommunications company Patriot...
UNT Will Not Raise Tuition in 2023
The University of North Texas has vowed not to raise tuition for the seventh year in a row, followed by a unanimous vote from the UNT System Board of Regents. No schools in the UNT system will raise...
UTD Program Helps Sustain Local Honeybee Population
A group of students and educators at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have come together to tackle the problem of diminishing pollinator populations. UTD collaborates with Bee Campus USA, a...
Local ISD Tries New Recruitment Strategy
Quinlan Independent School District has adopted some policies to recruit teachers in its competition with larger school districts for hiring staff, offering higher wages, a casual dress code,...
Bus Driver Shortages Challenge Local School Districts
Students across North Texas have faced delays in getting to school as districts are short of bus drivers. On August 15, Garland ISD announced it was facing significant staffing shortages. That...
By Mary Dada | Aug 22, 2022
Nonprofit Creates Texas Early Education Apprenticeship Program
A North Texas apprenticeship program is offering childcare workers a way to earn early educator credentials and higher wages while seeking to bring quality teachers to the workforce. Recently, 19...
By Amy Jones | Aug 19, 2022
Local After-School Programs Ramp Up Amid Demand
As students and parents prepare for a new school year, the Boys and Girls Club of Tarrant County is ramping up preparations for an influx of students for the nonprofit's after-school programs.ย A...
By Amy Jones | Aug 18, 2022
Dallas ISD Considers Canceling Classes on Election Day
The Dallas Independent School District could follow in the footsteps of Richardson, Garland, and Keller ISDs, all of which have decided not to hold classes on Election Day. Citing "safety concerns...
By Amy Jones | Aug 18, 2022
Gov. Abbott Stations DPS Officers in Uvalde ISD
Gov. Greg Abbott announced last Wednesday that he has ordered 30 law enforcement officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to deploy throughout Uvalde Consolidated Independent School...
Local Universities Prepare for Students’ Return Amid Monkeypox
North Texas universities are preparing for students to return to class and are raising awareness about the potential spread of the monkeypox virus.ย "Let me begin with what I've said before: Every...
By Amy Jones | Aug 16, 2022
North Texas School Bus Driver Shortage
As the first day of the new school year rapidly approaches, some local school districts are still facing staffing shortages. While teachers are still needed, bus drivers are also in high demand in...
DISD Superintendent Talked School Safety
The newly appointed superintendent for the Dallas Independent School District recently addressed the measures and efforts being taken in an attempt to increase school security. Stephanie Elizalde,...
Local Universities Collaborate on Aerospace Manufacturing
The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and UT Arlington announced, on August 8, an agreement to collaborateย on the advancement of the aerospace defense manufacturing community in...
Pandemic-Era Free School Lunch Program Ends
After two years of free lunch at Texas public schools, districts will resume charging students after the federal government did not renew a program that offered "free" lunch at public schools during...
By Amy Jones | Aug 15, 2022
Local School Introduces First Facility Dog
Waxahachie ISD has a new facility dog walking the halls of Northside Elementary School this year. Patches, a Labrador/Golden Retriever mix, will be on campus to help lower stress and lift the...
By Amy Jones | Aug 12, 2022
Wildfire Victims Struggle as School Starts
The start of the school year presents new challenges for families affected by the Balch Springs wildfire. It has been two weeks since a mowing crew started a fire that annihilated nine homes and...
By Amy Jones | Aug 11, 2022