No Child Left Behind Law Up For Makeover In Senate
The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to rewrite the landmark 2002 No Child Left Behind law.
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The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to rewrite the landmark 2002 No Child Left Behind law.
Abigail Fisher has been out of college since 2012, but the justices' renewed interest in her case is a sign that the court's conservative majority is poised to cut back, or even end, affirmative action in higher education.
Coordinator for the African American Success Initiative (AASI, Jamila Thomas has a mission from the Dallas School District that targets 35,000 students.
An East Texas college professor has been accused of conversing with a 12-year-old girl online and trying to meet her for sex.
Police in Denton on Monday morning arrested an individual who was brandishing a knife at an elementary school campus. Officers also stated that the man was "sweating and acting paranoid."
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday for the second time in three years in the case of a white Texas woman who was rejected for admission at the University of Texas.
They say they're prepared to walk out of class. Some students at a Dallas Independent School District high school are making the move to get their voices heard.
The recent rise in the number of inappropriate student-teacher relationships in Texas has caught the eye of lawmakers.
A major overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act is in the works. This week the House passed the new Every Student Succeeds Act; and the Senate is expected to vote on the act next week.
Students at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth school can expect to see increased security on Friday after a fight and shooting near the campus on Thursday afternoon.
A Dallas School Board member wants to make recess a requirement in the district's elementary schools. During a school board briefing today Dan Micciche says he will propose that recess be held daily for children pre-K through 5th grade.
A librarian in Denton who makes librarians look "cool" and another in Granbury who during the summer fought to keep two LGBT children's books from being banned are among 10 recipients of the I Love My Librarian Award.
The nation could soon have a new education law covering public schools as the House prepares to vote on a long-sought rewrite of the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act.
Parents, faculty and staff in different parts of North Texas are on alert today after threats were made at two different school campuses.
A student from Skyline High School in Dallas has been arrested for allegedly attacking a teacher in the classroom.