Princeton ISD Announces Death Of Long-Time Construction Trades Teacher Charlie Long

Mr. Long left his CATE position with Princeton ISD recently to take over the Collin College construction trades to build their program.

• Jul 24, 2020

Dallas ISD Board Of Trustees Votes To Move 1st Day Of School To September 8 Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

More than 20 self-identified teachers with urged trustees to reject planned reopening of schools that include a face-to-face model.

• Jul 23, 2020

Denton ISD Summer Program Provides Sneak Peek At What Back To School Could Look Like During Pandemic

The school district is still figuring out what the policy will be for the actual school year.

• Jul 23, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic Has Some College Students, Parents Considering Tuition Insurance

College tuition averages between $25,000 to $50,000 per year and often is nonrefundable.

• Jul 23, 2020

2 Best Friends In Texas Given Low Chance Of Survival Defy Odds And Graduate High School Together

Odin Frost and Jordan Granberry were both given low chances -- not only of survival but of achievement -- when they were born with brain damage. But the two best friends, who grew up side-by-side in East Texas, persevered.

• Jul 23, 2020

North Texas Private Religious Schools Plan To Open Classrooms Next Month

Enrollment is increasing with families who don't want their kids to have to learn online to start the school year.

• Jul 22, 2020

Texas School District To Keep Policy That Forced 2 Black Students To Cut Dreadlocks Or Leave School

Barbers Hill iSD is keeping a grooming policy that prevented two Black students from attending school unless they cut their dreadlocks.

• Jul 22, 2020

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

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