North Texas Students Show Curiosity In Mars
After the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, there's been renewed interest in space. High school teachers across the country are seizing on that to bring astronomy into the classroom.
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After the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, there's been renewed interest in space. High school teachers across the country are seizing on that to bring astronomy into the classroom.
Some students in Grapevine have spent months studying mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus. Educators say it's an opportunity to turn health headlines into teachable moments -- with a goal of having students ask and ultimately answer questions.
Governor Rick Perry has formally pitched a four-year tuition freeze for incoming college freshmen and renewed his call for bachelor's degrees costing $10,000 or less, including books.
Gov. Rick Perry is expected to outline his latest efforts to rein in soaring higher education costs in Texas.
A third-grade teacher allegedly told a Texas Ranger that she had been getting high on methamphetamines everyday before work, for nearly a decade.
Thursday school trustees will consider allowing three Dallas Independent School District (DISD) elementary schools to take part in a study on the contents of their cafeteria trash.
They're doing essential research and educating en masse the next generations of scientists and engineers. But a new report argues the mission of the country's 101 major public research universities is imperiled by budget cuts.
More students in Texas have taken the SAT but their average scores for reading, math and writing are down.
The small city of Springtown is tackling the big issue of spanking at school. Until now, the district only allowed men to paddle the boys, and women to paddle the girls.
According to Dallas County bus drivers in Richardson, there are a number of poorly maintained intersections that are putting them, bus monitors and schoolchildren at risk.
A school principal in Plano is sending warning letters to parents, alerting them that someone at the school has whooping cough. The infected person is at High Tower Elementary, but the letter isn't specific if the individual is a student or a staff member.
The Keller Independent School District is warning parents of some construction headaches.
Volunteering AT&T employes went to Richardson High School Wednesday to introduce junior and senior students to the It Can Wait no texting campaign, that includes emotional filmed testimonials.
A disturbance outside of an elementary school in Arlington on Tuesday night ended with two teenagers shot. One victim was hit in the side while the other was struck in the head.
Motorists in the city of Dallas who drive through school bus stop-arm warnings will soon have to dig into their pockets to pay for the infraction.
