Dallas ISD Releases Comprehensive Plan For Students, Teachers Returning To Classroom During Pandemic

The school district launched with it calls its Reentry Playbook for Parents and Staff.

• Jul 21, 2020

Arlington ISD Superintendent Calls Beginning School Year With At-Home Learning 'A Responsible Way Of Moving Forward'

Dr. Marcelo Cavazos said the decision to postpone face-to-face instruction until the end of September came from the advice of health authorities.

• Jul 21, 2020

Despite Budget Hit Hard By Coronavirus, Comptroller Says Texas Will Fulfill School Funding Commitments

Texas will go from having a nearly $3 billion surplus to a nearly $4.6 billion shortfall by the end of the two-year budget cycle in August 2021.

• Jul 21, 2020

Coronavirus In Texas: Tarrant County Schools Will Remain Online-Only Until Sept. 28

All public and non-religious private schools in Tarrant County, the City of Arlington and the City of Bureleson will conduct the first six weeks of classes online.

• Jul 21, 2020

Health Officials Order Tarrant County Schools Not To Reopen Campuses For In-Person Teaching

Authorities with Tarrant County Public Health imposed an order on schools Tuesday that keeps students at home, learning virtually, for at least the next two months.

• Jul 21, 2020

UIL Pushes Back Class 5A, 6A Football And Other Fall Sports Until The End Of September

The UIL, which is the governing body for public school athletics in Texas, announced Tuesday that the beginning of the football season for larger schools is being pushed back nearly a month.

• Jul 21, 2020

Cedar Hill ISD Board Votes To Postpone Start Of School Year Until September 8

On Monday night the Cedar Hill Independent School District school board voted 6 to 0 to delay the start of the 2020-2021 academic year until September 8.

• Jul 21, 2020

Dallas School District Board Prepares To Vote On Extending The School Calendar Year

The Dallas Independent School District school board will vote Thursday on a new calendar that could push the end of the school year to mid-June.

• Jul 21, 2020

Pandemic-Related School Year Uncertainty Forcing Some Texas Parents And Teachers To Pivot

Still not convinced that classrooms will be safe, a growing number of parents are opting for classes online.

• Jul 20, 2020

Some North Texas Religious Private Schools Prepare To Reopen During Pandemic

First Baptist Academy is one school planning to open its doors in three weeks.

• Jul 20, 2020

Some North Texas Teachers Prepare To Educate From Home During Pandemic: 'It's A Hard Dilemma'

A Facebook group called Pandemic Pods and Microschools was created less than two weeks ago and already has more than 8,000 members.

• Jul 20, 2020

Hockaday Student Wins DART Art Contest

Amber Li received a $1,000 cash prize and her winning art is now being displayed on the side of a DART bus.

• Jul 20, 2020

North Texas School Districts Prepare To Educate Online Due To Coronavirus Case Surge: 'We Won't Move To In-Person Schooling Until It's Safe'

The Texas Education Agency gave public schools permission to conduct lessons online and keep campuses closed for the first four weeks of the school year.

• Jul 17, 2020

Texas AG Paxton: Religious And Private Schools Don't Have To Follow COVID-19 Public Health Orders

In a letter simply addressed to 'Religious Private Schools in Texas' Attorney General Ken Paxton made claims that local public health orders attempting to restrict school reopenings violate the U.S. and Texas Constitutions

• Jul 17, 2020

All Students In The Plano School District Will Begin Fall Semester With Remote Learning

Administrators with the Plano Independent School District announced Friday that while the fall semester will start on August 12 it will be done in a fully remote learning environment.

• Jul 17, 2020

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