Lawmakers Back Delay Of STAAR Grade Requirements
The head of the Texas Senate Education Committee said she supports postponing requirements that new state standardized tests count toward 15 percent of high school students' grades.
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The head of the Texas Senate Education Committee said she supports postponing requirements that new state standardized tests count toward 15 percent of high school students' grades.
Interim Superintendent Walter Dansby was named the sole finalist last month. But by state law, he could not be officially hired until now.
The district is still struggling with budget cuts.
On a chilly winter day, Kim Wolff's AP Environmental Science class is on the move.
By the time we hear about child abuse in the news, it's almost always ended in tragedy.
After coming close to having to shut its doors at the end of the last decade, Paul Quinn College has turned itself around, attracting students to the South Dallas campus for a unique college experience.
First Lady Michelle Obama brought her message of healthier eating to Dallas students Friday morning.
First Lady Michelle Obama is in North Texas for a second day to thank a DISD elementary school for a job well done in the arena of healthy eating.
A judge, vilified by Republican presidential hopefuls for banning prayer at a Texas high school graduation, delivered an unusual response on Thursday.
President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students.
It could have been a routine discussion at Dallas City Hall, but it wasn't. The topic -- whether to create a non-profit corporation so a public charter school could issue bonds.
The top-rated game show "Jeopardy!" is in the middle of its annual College Championships, and one contender happens to be from North Texas.
DISD faces a projected budget deficit of $38 million, and 300 more elementary teaching jobs may be cut.
When the doors to Bonham Elementary close permanently, The Dallas Independent School District has plans to move many students to nearby Robert E. Lee Elementary. Some parents, however, have other plans.
There is a new way to generate money for schools. The idea is being launched here in North Texas, and it has already started bringing in a lot of cash.