State Senate Considers Gun Training For Schools
The state would pay for school employees to learn to carry a gun on the job under a proposal set for consideration at the Capitol.
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The state would pay for school employees to learn to carry a gun on the job under a proposal set for consideration at the Capitol.
Fort Worth's school district knew when it scored low marks on a crucial statewide academic test it would have to rush to make improvements.
Two Dallas Independent School District schools will have to undergo mandated changes, due to student performance deficiencies.
The DISD's African American student population is getting the attention of a community groups calling for action, as blacks continue to under-perform while other student groups gain.
Parents might have enjoyed the splashing sounds of Frog Fountain but they were missing the sounds of student life. Its the university's spring break too. And visitors here and at colleges around the country are only seeing the campuses, not the schools' culture.
Parents will get a look at the much-maligned state standardized tests their kids are taking sooner than expected, when the STAAR exams are released to the public in August.
The Texas Senate Public Education Committee will be considering overhauling standardized testing and high graduation requirements.
A special State Board of Education panel is reviewing a curriculum system used by hundreds of Texas school districts -- but which some conservatives claim promotes anti-American values.
Teachers across North Texas are not ready for their Spring Break vacations just yet. They are getting ready to march on Austin to fight for more money and better safety for their schools.
Putting your children on a school bus can be a challenge for many parents. Who is behind the wheel is a big question?
The Fort Worth ISD will unveil a plan Friday to protect kids by adding more security at elementary schools. But the plan does not involve police officers.
Remember when acting out at school would get you detention? Now, state leaders say the same actions are landing to many Texas children in front of judges.
The Fort Worth Police Department on Friday will announce a new program to add more security in schools without increasing the numbers of uniformed officers on campus.
With the right words, one Fort Worth high school senior will win a brand new car. Everyday a shiny new 2013 Honda Civic sits on campus and steals the attention of students at Western Hills High School.
Educators and law enforcement were on high alert today on the lookout for a parent who had threatened violence at a Hurst elementary school. Alexius Tavo was banned from all HEB ISD campuses but showed up at a school anyway.