Collin College has unveiled a groundbreaking program for those looking to break into entry-level positions in the biotechnology field. Aptly named the biotechnology boot camp, the certificate...
Study | Elite Schools Disadvantage Middle Class
A recent in-depth study has found that being wealthy makes a student much more likely to be admitted to the 12 most prestigious universities in America. The study by Opportunity Insights, a...
Local ISD Announces New Operations Executive
Coppell ISD has announced that Chris Trotter will be the districtโs new chief operations officer. Trotter officially joined the district on July 5 and brings 31 years of experience along with him....
Local Education Nonprofit Celebrates 25 Years
A local non-profit group now aims to get the word out after marking an impressive quarter-century milestone this year. The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation (GCEF) has offered steadfast...
Stanford DEI Admin Also Resigns
Stanford University is seeing its share of controversy this month, with another high-level administrator announcing their resignation last week. As previously reported byย The Dallas Express, the...
Stanford President Resigns Over Bad Data
Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of Stanford University, announced last week that he will be stepping down after an investigation found that multiple papers he authored contained misleading...
Local City Gets Ready for Back to School Fair
Plano ISD and the City of Plano are getting ready to host their annual Back to School Fair. The event will be held on July 26 at 4 p.m. inside the Plano Event Center at 2000 E Spring Creek Pkwy....
North Texas Students Prepare for Digital SAT
Students across the country are preparing for a major change to how some college admission exams will be administered next spring. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is transitioning to an...
School Choice Special Session Coming in October
A special legislative session on school choice in Texas will likely be held in October after Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial. The special session would be the third in 2023,...
Former ISD Coach Jailed for Child Sex Crimes
Another Texas school employee has been arrested for charges of sexual crimes involving children. Billy Joe Boyce, a 63-year-old former coach at Vernon Independent School District, was arrested last...
DISD Super Deprioritizes Test Preparation
Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde has advised principals and teachers not to place too much importance on standardized testing preparation during the 2023-2024 school year. Elizalde has...
Nonprofit Offers Coding Program in Dallas
During the 2022-2023 school year, more than 100 students in Dallas ISD had the opportunity to learn how to code in an after-school program developed by the local nonprofit Bold Idea. Students at...
Texans React to A&M President’s Resignation
Reactions to the recent resignation of Texas A&M University's president are coming in after she stepped down on Friday following backlash to the hiring of a journalism professor with an alleged...
Texas A&M President Resigns
Texas A&M University President M. Katherine Banks has resigned effective immediately, the university announced on Friday. Banksโ decision reportedly came in the wake of the attempted hiring of a...
Four TX Cities Among Least Educated in U.S.
A new study found that Texas has four of the 10 least educated cities in the United States. To establish the ranking, WalletHub compared and ranked 150 of the largest metropolitan statistical areas...
Texas Teacher Arrested on Child Porn Charges
A teacher at an East Texas elementary school has been arrested on multiple child pornography charges. Texas Department of Public Safety officers took Fabrizio Olague into custody during a...
ID System Hoped To Boost Safety at Local ISD
Frisco Independent School District is rolling out a new tech-driven ID system next year. The district is ramping up safety and efficiency measures by introducing an ID card program for students in...
Atheist Group Sues Local City for Ad Space
An atheist group is suing the City of Fort Worth over its decision to prevent advertising on lampposts for an event opposing the purported influence of Christianity on education in Texas. The...
VIDEO: UTA Develops Plastic for Road Repairs
A civil engineering professor and his team at the University of Texas at Arlington have been working on a project that uses waste products to fix roads. Dr. Sahadat Hossain, director of the...
Local Christian School Adding DEI Programs
A private Christian school in Fort Worth is implementing new "diversity, equity, and inclusion" programs despite objections from parents. In an email sent to students and their parents, Fort Worth...
Number of Education Majors Declining
Education as a college major has become an afterthought among students, according to data from the National Center for Educational Statistics. Students prefer to study business and engineering,...