2 Dozen Dallas ISD Campuses Still Debating Alternative Calendars
The campuses are considering alternative calendar options to give students a chance to reclaim academic ground lost to Covid-19.
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The campuses are considering alternative calendar options to give students a chance to reclaim academic ground lost to Covid-19.
In light of Gov. Greg Abbott lifting Texas' mask mandate, the Texas Education Agency has updated its public health guidance stating a public school system's current mask requirements can remain unchanged.
There are teachers in Texas and across the country that are going the extra mile-- literally -- to try and help students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting today the Arlington Fire Department will start inoculating thousands of district employees with the one-shot Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine.
A "chivalry" assignment given to high school students in the Shallowater Independent School District instructed girls to "walk behind men daintily as if their feet were bound," and "not complain or whine."
The TEA said local school boards have full authority to determine their local mask policy.
The president of the University of Texas says racist emails sent to the university amid a debate over the school song "The Eyes of Texas" were "abhorrent and hateful" and don't truly represent the Longhorns' alumni and fans.
Most North Texas area school districts released statements on social media responding to Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement Tuesday, March 2, the state was fully reopening soon with no COVID-19 restrictions.
It's no secret that students can't learn very well if they don't have enough to eat. So a high school in North Texas has come up with an innovative solution to the problem.
The Biden administration has announced that state education departments would have flexibility surrounding standardized testing this year, but would not have broad authority to cancel the examinations.
"I have a big concern. Are they lacking in education? I think that they probably are," said parent Amy Deal.
Frozen pipes don't play favorites as 131 of them busted in Dallas ISD, damaging 113 campuses, more than a third of the district's schools.
Following an initial assessment of 95 Arlington ISD facilities, school district leaders have determined nine might not be able to reopen for in-person instruction by Thursday,
Last year a pair of Texas teens launched their own event after the national contest was canceled, but the Scripps National Spelling Bee has announced it's return this year with a virtual and in-person event.
On top of the floods, many are also dealing with connectivity issues from power outages, and boil orders that impact the ability for kids to wash their hands, and for cafeterias to produce food.