Twins Graduate First, Second From Dallas High School
At their birth, Matthew and James Madison were separated by five minutes. As they prepare to graduate, the twins are side by side at the top of their class.
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At their birth, Matthew and James Madison were separated by five minutes. As they prepare to graduate, the twins are side by side at the top of their class.
Texas high school students showed improvements on end-of-course standardized tests in biology and algebra, and posted strong passing rates on a history exam administered statewide for the first time but lagged in English.
Two days after Fort Worth's school superintendent offered his resignation, another of the district's top officials has stepped down.
The Keller school district will hold a special meeting to talk about comments made by a trustee about a Southlake city councilman.
Walter Dansby has been an employee of the Fort Worth ISD for some 40 years. But now, the head man's time as superintendent is about to come to an end. After submitting his resignation, Dansby's role as superintendent will officially end next week.
Twenty-four after his resignation some Fort Worth parents are still trying to figure out why the school district superintendent is leaving his job. While FWISD school board members met, a group of parents gathered across town at a local bookstore.
In a move that angered and surprised many people at Monday night's board meeting, Walter Dansby stepped down from his position as the chief of Fort Worth schools.
Attorney General Greg Abbott asked Monday for the district judge overseeing Texas' sweeping school finance trial to recuse himself because of perceived bias in emails he exchanged with attorneys for school districts suing the state.
Trustees with the Fort Worth Independent School District are talking about Superintendent Walter Dansby's future. They called a special meeting to discuss his contract, but a lot of what they are saying will happen behind close doors.
A major shake-up could be coming to the Fort Worth ISD. Board trustees are set to meet Monday to discuss Superintendent Walter Dansby's future with the district.
Texas education officials say they will update training for some teachers and work with educators to determine why standardized test scores are not improving.
A North Texas 13-year-old has had nearly a full day to enjoy his new title of co-champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. CBS 11 wondered how many adults have what it takes to win the national spelling bee, so we hit the streets to find out.
Documents show the University of North Texas improperly obtained $83.5 million in state money for employee benefits and salaries over more than 10 years ending in April.
For the first time in 52 years, two spellers have been declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth, and Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York, shared the title after a riveting final-round duel.
Two of the 12 finalists for the 2014 Scripps Spelling National Bee are from Texas, including Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth.