Dallas ISD About To Share Detailed Back To School Plans During Coronavirus Pandemic
The "Education Evolution" guidebook is headed to the school board for consideration and will soon be available online for parents to review.
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The "Education Evolution" guidebook is headed to the school board for consideration and will soon be available online for parents to review.
The Texas Education Agency will reportedly allow public health officials to keep schools closed for in-person instruction this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic without the campuses risking losing state funding.
Delmas Morton served the schoolchildren of Grand Prairie ISD for more than 40 years as a teacher and principal.
It's a free one-stop shop to get school supplies to approximately 10,000 Tarrant County children in need.
On one side are parents saying, let kids be kids. They object to masks and social distancing in classrooms this fall. On the other side are parents and teachers calling for safeguards that would have been unimaginable before the coronavirus pandemic.
Superintendents of the state's largest school districts are pushing back against a planned return to campus next month.
Students at Denton ISD will get an extra two weeks of summer after trustees voted to delay the first day of class to August 26.
With a little more than a month to go before the start of the school year, the University Interscholastic League has released guidelines to help teams navigate practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When it comes to schools reopening and COVID-19, some parents are eager to get back to some sort of normalcy, while others are fearful their children might get exposed to infections.
"COVID-19 requires school districts to be innovative and flexible as education is being reimagined around the globe," Dallas ISD said on Twitter.
The Fort Worth ISD is looking for input on how to successfully reopen classes in the Fall -- and they looking to teachers and campus principals for answers.
"I don't want my children at home. I want them in a structured environment," says Samantha Tisnoi, a Birdville ISD parent.
One of the largest teachers union in North Texas says the state's framework for reopening schools doesn't do enough to protect students and staff.
Several North Texas school districts already planning for flexible options, in line with new guidance from the Texas Education Agency.
Victor Tralci is a University of North Texas graduate student working on his master's degree.
The Mesquite Fire Department officially opened Station 8 on Wednesday morning.
Carter Junior High School is becoming piles of rubble, but the memories of what happened inside the walls will live on, thanks to what remained inside seven plastic bottles.
Families displaced by the blast are still struggling with basic needs – from cooking meals to accessing hot water – while repairs and answers remain elusive, the lawmaker says.
Every day, you can find Dallas for Change on the ground serving the homeless community cold drinks and other supplies as the triple-digit heat continues to smother the region.
Mayra Velasquez posted a $450,000 bond and has strict guidelines to follow to remain free.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
A growing number of solar customers across the country have been left in limbo following a company's closure or bankruptcy.
Recent reports of immigration arrests at U.S. airports, some of them captured in videos that have gone viral, stem from increased collaboration, ICE sources tell CBS News.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
A federal judge ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston.
President Trump is delivering a eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham, his one-time opponent for the presidency and later, his close ally.
Audio recordings that former President Joe Biden fought for years to keep private have now been released.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The illness may take up to 14 days to incubate.
Dangerous heat is sending more people to the ER. Here's where North Texas outdoor workers can get free hydration kits.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Texas health officials are urging families to safely wash, handle and cook produce as Cyclospora cases rise.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices."
During every U.S. World Cup match, 18-year-old Aaron Dotson was selling patriotic gear in downtown Dallas.
Spikes Under the Lights organizers announced the matchups Tuesday for the Aug. 27 event at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is a soccer legend from Mexico, with an impressive career thus far.
Jones spoke from Oxnard, Calif. on the eve of 2026 Dallas Cowboys training camp.
"We've just always loved each other so much that it was always that that mattered the most," said Kyle Branch.
"I always knew I wanted to audition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders ever since I was a little, little girl."
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Kaylee Hottle, an Atlanta-born actress known for her role in the "Godzilla" film franchise, has died following a crash in Maryland.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
