Recent Controversy Spotlights Teaching Critical Thinking During Contentious Times
Just weeks into the new school year and already two North Texas school districts have been forced to apologize for questionable assignments.
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Just weeks into the new school year and already two North Texas school districts have been forced to apologize for questionable assignments.
Out of an estimated 1.1 million students who have returned to campus, 2,344 have tested positive for the virus.
Birdville ISD is going a step beyond some North Texas districts by telling parents how many students and teachers have COVID-19 in their schools.
The challenge of creating safe classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a creative solution: beaming a professor into the classroom as a hologram.
Curby Alexander, an Associate Professor at TCU's College of Education, said students in virtually every school district have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
A controversial W. T. White High School English assignment is drawing people's ire for asking students to write about a modern-day hero, and including accused Kenosha killer, Kyle Rittenhouse.
During a special board meeting Tuesday evening, the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education affirmed a plan to offer in-person instruction for students.
The move is the result of a high number of employees out due to having close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa said the district budgeted for 151,000 students, but only 137,000 have attended online.
Nearly a month after the district launched with online classes only, Pre-K through 2nd grade students opting for face-to-face instruction were allowed to return to campus.
The National Organization of Black County Officials has agreed to pay for extra tutoring for 25 1st graders at Sunrise McMillan Elementary.
With most DFW area students learning at home right now due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's a new kind of learning curve for parents.
An education review site tracked 90,000 tweets with phrases such as "I hate online classes," or "I hate virtual classes," etc.
UNT's enrollment is up 4% with a record-breaking 40,796 students this fall.
Experienced leaders at universities in Arizona, Texas and Ohio have joined ex-Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval as the four finalists in the search for the next president of the University of Nevada, Reno.