2 Texans Charged In College Bribery Scheme Released On Bond
A man and woman from Houston have been released on bond after they made individual court appearances on charges that they were part of a nationwide college admissions scheme.
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A man and woman from Houston have been released on bond after they made individual court appearances on charges that they were part of a nationwide college admissions scheme.
"I worked pretty hard throughout this college process and all the work that I've put into it on the ACT and all of that stuff seems like it's kind of going to waste," high school student Caleb Shirk said.
A coach at the University of Texas at Austin and actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among the dozens of people indicted in a college admissions bribery scandal.
The superintendent of a major Texas public school system has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession.
Maitri Kovuru won the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in Fort Worth on Thursday, after a record-breaking 63 rounds and six hours of competitive spelling.
Lancaster ISD is planning a special graduation celebration on Thursday evening for students who passed all of their classes, but didn't pass end-of-course exams.
President Donald Trump's proposed executive order to protect free speech on college campuses follows a growing chorus of complaints that the nation's universities attempt to silence conservative voices.
A posthumous Dr. Seuss book is being released later this year, 28 years after the author's death. "Dr. Seuss' Horse Museum" will hit store shelves in September.
A team from SMU and LIFT, Literacy Instruction for Texas, collaborated on a video game app recently awarded a $2.5 million prize in a global literacy competition.
The announcement comes just days after a CBS 11 investigation uncovered questionable spending by current and former administrators.
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved SB 3 providing a permanent $5,000 annual salary increase for every classroom teacher in the state.
District leaders have determined that pouring more resources into academically challenged campuses can help spur turnaround effort.
Cooper Phillips of Keller High School is one of six finalists for the National Speech & Debate Association's Exemplary Student Service Award.
Lovejoy ISD in Collin County is refusing calls for an explanation about why longtime Superintendent Ted Moore was allowed to resign Wednesday despite allegations of inappropriate conduct.
Kerens ISD, east of Corsicana in Navarro County, will be closed on Thursday and Friday, February 14-15, 2019 due to illnesses, the district said on its Facebook page Wednesday.