Dallas ISD Spending $20 Million To Provide Students With Devices For Virtual Learning
Dallas ISD has invested $20 million in order to provide students with devices for virtual learning as it approaches the start of the new school year on Sept. 8.
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Dallas ISD has invested $20 million in order to provide students with devices for virtual learning as it approaches the start of the new school year on Sept. 8.
More than 20 self-identified teachers with urged trustees to reject planned reopening of schools that include a face-to-face model.
The Dallas ISD board waded through hours of public comment Thursday afternoon, prior to an expected vote on a school calendar and re-entry plan for students and teachers.
Bus drivers for Dallas ISD say they are still waiting for some sort of COVID-19 safety plan ahead of the start of the school year.
The school district launched with it calls its Reentry Playbook for Parents and Staff.
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.
The "Education Evolution" guidebook is headed to the school board for consideration and will soon be available online for parents to review.
Dallas ISD parents have launched a petition, hoping teachers can be given the same options as them when it comes to the upcoming school year during the pandemic.
"You can beat this thing. It took me a hundred days to do it. Actually today is the 101st day!" Sgt. Vincente Remediz said.
Superintendents of the state's largest school districts are pushing back against a planned return to campus next month.
"COVID-19 requires school districts to be innovative and flexible as education is being reimagined around the globe," Dallas ISD said on Twitter.
At this point, it looks like Dallas ISD parents will have the option of sending their students back to school in the fall and school nurses are now having to prepare for a number of things.
Several North Texas school districts already planning for flexible options, in line with new guidance from the Texas Education Agency.
Ready or not the new school year gets underway in a little more than a month in North Texas.
Even with temperature checks, face masks, clear acrylic and other measures, some educators say going back to class in a pandemic isn't realistic.
As the fall semester approaches, DISD 9th grade teacher Jada Weathers is getting ready for new challenges knowing there will be plenty of them.
Teachers in North Texas are voicing their concerns about returning to classrooms at the beginning of the new school year due to COVID-19.
CBS 11 spoke with two experts, Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Philip Huang and epidemiologist Dr. Diana Cervantes.
Several Dallas ISD buses will be parked at apartment complexes to serve as mobile hotspots and tech centers for those who need it.
Five advocacy groups are calling on Dallas ISD to defund its police department and use the money saved to pay for more counselors and social workers.
Cheers and smiles took over once concerned faces Tuesday morning as Sgt. Vincente Remediz left Methodist Mansfield Medical Center.
Booker T. Washington High School Principal Dr. Scott Rudes has made it his mission to personally deliver diploma covers to all of his graduates.
A Dallas ISD teacher is teaching her second grade class while dressed up as different characters in order to bring lessons to life.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced the launch of the Mayor's Milk Initiative to distribute thousands of gallons of milk to Dallas residents in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
One Dallas ISD teacher is making the year even more memorable for her students by sending them handwritten letters while they remain at home.
The event was delayed one hour due to rain, now starting at 10 a.m. at Rogers Square in Fort Worth.
Much of North Texas woke up to stormy weather on Friday, with a cluster of strong storms moving across the Metroplex since before 6 a.m.
Nancy Napoles denied the accusation and said she was willing to cooperate with authorities to clarify what happened.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
The event was delayed one hour due to rain, now starting at 10 a.m. at Rogers Square in Fort Worth.
Much of North Texas woke up to stormy weather on Friday, with a cluster of strong storms moving across the Metroplex since before 6 a.m.
Nancy Napoles denied the accusation and said she was willing to cooperate with authorities to clarify what happened.
Juneteenth will affect banking, mail service and financial markets, although retailers and restaurants are largely staying open.
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Federal officials are warning that one of the world's largest sporting events could bring more than soccer fans.
Donald Mercer was sentenced to 300 days behind bars for soliciting sex from a woman he arrested.
While FIFA is expected to make billions on the tournament, local cities are spending millions to host.
Drivers towed from a Fort Worth CVS may be eligible for refunds after an I-Team investigation found questions over whether the tow company had authorization to operate in the lot.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
Dozens of service members at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have fallen ill with the flu in the weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the vaccine mandate, sources familiar confirmed to CBS News.
Republican Senators Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton have been critical of the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed on Wednesday.
The Trump administration expects to try to revoke the U.S. citizenship of more than 250 foreign-born citizens by October, a Justice Department official said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
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.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
The most recent week of data from Dallas County Health and Human Services shows a 50% increase in positive flu cases.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
Despite the costs and rules, fans are excited for the World Cup madness that's finally taking off.
After sharing management of the arena for decades, the Mavericks are now in full control.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
Expensive tickets, trouble getting visas and anti-American sentiment may all be contributing to underwhelming demand.
Herring said that in the year before tariffs, used car sales were just under half of his business at his dealership in Irving; Now, they are nearly 75 percent.
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
Honduran national Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, is in federal custody after he was arrested on Sunday, June 14.
"Overall, we felt things went well," Arlington police said.
Kaitlyn Chen came off the bench to score 15 points against former UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd.
"You know, if we had to lose to somebody, I'm glad we lost to friends," Dajana Seiler said.
Lionel Messi tied the Men's World Cup goals record with his first World Cup hat trick as Argentina topped Algeria.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Creative minds are coming together in North Texas.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
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.
