Dallas ISD Back-To-School Plan Faces Major Test Monday
In order to accommodate the roughly 90,000 students expected to return for face-to -face instruction, high schools will have a hybrid learning model.
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In order to accommodate the roughly 90,000 students expected to return for face-to -face instruction, high schools will have a hybrid learning model.
It's National Custodial Worker's Recognition Day and one North Texas school district didn't have to think long about the person worthy of some accolades -- Eva Hernandez.
Police at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches are investigating after a Black cheerleader says police stormed into her dorm room with guns drawn after receiving a false report.
As North Texas parents tackle this unique school year of virtual and hybrid learning, local education experts say there are some key questions they need to be asking their children's teachers.
Victoria Gissandaner, 5, now has to learn remotely from home.
Citing failing students and burned-out teachers, Texas school districts are beginning to abandon plans to provide virtual instruction alongside traditional school classes.
"My first year teaching I was told I should try something else and that teaching wasn't for me," said Eric Hale on Facebook.
The school district said the virtual students who have been successful academically can continue to take classes from home.
The DeSoto Independent School District is getting a welcomed donation after a fire destroyed an estimated $85,000 worth of personal protective equipment.
"Now that we're back in school, what we're seeing is a lot of our students are having emotional issues of what is occurred over the past couple of months."
"It brings it all home for me," says Margaret Martinez as she begins her 5th year as a teacher. "I have some pretty fond memories of it, myself, as a child."
Education experts are worried about a possible 'COVID slide,' where students may be losing ground academically, due to learning virtually.
The Dallas ISD school board voted late Thursday night to adopt a hybrid model for high school students when in-person instruction resumes starting next week.
Slowly -- and cautiously -- students are returning to classrooms across North Texas. But, they're not necessarily returning to campus. Many of those classrooms are at home.
They titled the course, "From Da Hood 2 Harvard" and asked current and former students and their families to sign up for the class.