DFW School & Business Closings: January 16
As winter weather brings a mix of precipitation to North Texas, some area schools have announced closings or delays. Here's the complete list.
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As winter weather brings a mix of precipitation to North Texas, some area schools have announced closings or delays. Here's the complete list.
A high school in the Grapevine-Colleyville school district was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a suspicious note was found during the lunch period.
Lamar High School in the Arlington ISD was placed under lockdown for more than three hours on Tuesday after reports that a student may have brought a handgun to campus.
The Texas Education Agency says the state could violate federal rules if lawmakers pulled funding for standardized testing.
The moving-in process is under way at the George W. Bush Library and Museum, where some 43,000 artifacts from his time in the White House will be kept.
The lawsuit challenging how Texas public schools receive funding is entering a new phase focused on efficiency.
Republican legislative leaders in Texas are calling for modest increases in spending for public schools and the overall budget for 2014-15.
The campus of Lon Morris College, including most of its buildings, is set to be auctioned off Monday after the state's oldest junior college filed for bankruptcy last year.
The new head of the Texas Senate's education committee said it's too difficult for the state to close down poorly performing charter schools, but more charter schools should be allowed to open.
Students in Plano have applied for a new school unlike any they have ever attended. Academy High School will be a 21st Century learning environment.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has called for state-funded specialized firearms training for teachers and administrators to guard against school shootings.
A hit-and-run driver struck and injured a North Texas girl who was waiting for the school bus Friday morning. The incident happened in a semi-rural neighborhood in Johnson County. "
Ashley Menendez is smart and dedicated. She is also one of the students picked to get an ROTC Marine Corps scholarship. Menendez received a full-ride to college.
A North Texas father was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat at a school. It wasn't unusual to see father Ronald Miller, 44, on campus, but staffers say his demeanor one recent day was anything but usual.
The DISD's leader will be in the hot seat on Thursday. Superintendent Mike Miles has been facing allegations of violating hiring practices before he took over for the district.