North Texas Public Schools Highlighting Successes To Hold On To Students
Across North Texas, public schools are staging exhibits and showcases to lure back students who now have tuition free options outside of their local schools.
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Across North Texas, public schools are staging exhibits and showcases to lure back students who now have tuition free options outside of their local schools.
In the old days you needed a hall pass to leave the classroom. At Sunnyvale Middle School it's actually encouraged.
The U.S. Department of Education plans to send officials to tour Texas next month and take public comment on the state reportedly capping student enrollment in special education.
East Texas officials said that a student died when a school van that had stopped to pick up children was read-ended. Another 10 students and the driver of the van were also injured.
A school service project is bringing new life to a historic Fort Worth neighborhood on Wednesday. Students from Dunbar High School are leaving their legacy with a painted mural, adding some bright color to the area with each stroke.
Balancing school and sports is not easy, but North Texas student Makenna Blassingame from Brewer High School is doing it with ease, while still making a difference in her community.
The Dallas ISD has announced plans to reform truancy policies, in hopes of holding students accountable without sending them to criminal court. Judge Clay Jenkins called the recommendations "more compassionate to students."
Police said they killed one suspect during an active shooter situation and lockdown at Ohio State University on Monday morning.
UNT is celebrating a new acquisition this fall. Music students are getting the chance to play on an instrument that's older than the State of Texas. It's called the Raisin Organ.
Within minutes of being named Donald Trump's choice for education secretary, Betsy DeVos pledged to oversee a "transformational change" in U.S. education. Just as swiftly came the backlash.
Two women who reported being gang-raped by Baylor University football players have reached a settlement with the school, which has been hammered by months of criticism that it ignored or mishandled assault claims for years.
A school bus crash in Tennessee on Monday afternoon left five children dead and restarted the debate about whether or not the vehicles should be equipped with legally mandatory seat belts.
A Baylor University Associate Athletic Director was arrested for allegedly attacking a journalist.
Education Secretary John King is urging governors and school leaders in states that allow student paddling to end a practice he says would be considered "criminal assault or battery" against an adult.
Engineers with Lockheed Martin are tapping virtual reality to excite and encourage young minds, who experts say will likely one day be a part of a mission to Mars.