An investigative report recently published by the conservative-leaning nonprofit Parents Defending Education found that millions of dollars associated with the Chinese government have been poured...
Local Christian University Offers Drag Course
A Christian university has reportedly been offering a course that requires students to dress up and perform an imitation of women in order to receive an "A." Texas Christian University in Fort Worth...
Bezos Academy Considers Third DFW Location
Jeff Bezosโ education nonprofit is currently considering whether Fort Worth should be the next city in which to set up shop. Bezos Academy, founded in 2018 as a part of the Amazon founderโs $2...
Former DISD Superintendent’s Past Scrutinized
The Texas Education Agencyโs (TEA) appointment of former Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles to head up operations at Houston ISD following its takeover by the state has prompted renewed scrutiny...
SFA University Still Reeling From Cyberattack
Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) has not yet recovered from a cyberattack that struck its servers over two weeks ago. Investigators from the FBI and the University of Texas (UT) System are...
Dallas ISD School Board Adopts $2.5 Billion Budget
Dallas ISD's Board of Trustees convened Thursday evening for its final board meeting of the 2022-2023 school year. The meeting's official business began with the swearing-in of Joyce Foreman, who...
VIDEO: Local Officer Honored for School Safety
A Grapevine police officer named Patrick O'Neal was given the 2023 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Public Service in Austin last Friday. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement...
Annual Back to School Fair Slated for August
In the first public address of his second term, Mayor Eric Johnson joined Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde and others to announce the scheduling of the 27th Annual Dallas Mayor's Back to...
Local Teacher Accused of Improper Relationship
Another North Texas educator has been arrested on charges of having an improper sexual relationship with a student. Police arrested Alisha Christine Feuerbacher, 39, on Thursday concerning an...
VIDEO: Local HS Wins National Percussion Contest
McKinney High Schoolโs (MHS) Royal Pride Band recently put on an award-winning performance at a nationwide competition organized by the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). McKinney Independent School...
State Board Approves Several Charter Schools
AUSTIN -- The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to authorize the establishment of several charter schools on Friday, increasing options for parents and students in some parts of the state....
SBOE Workshops New Sweeping Education Law
AUSTIN -- Members of the Texas State Board of Education on Thursday discussed a new education law that represents a โmassive expansion of SBOE authority,โ according to Texas Education Commissioner...
Math and Reading Scores Down Nationwide
Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessment indicate that mathematics and reading scores for 13-year-olds have decreased nationwide since the start of the COVID-19...
VIDEO: Fights Erupt in CA Over LGBTQ Curriculum
Fights erupted at a California school board meeting on Tuesday during protests over whether the school should include LGBTQ subjects in its curriculum for students, leading to at least one arrest....
SBOE Members Discuss Multilingual Course
The State School Board of Education's Committee on Instruction voted to move forward with an application to grant state credits to a multilingual cultural class piloted in a North Texas independent...
AG Deems Race-Based School Discipline Unlawful
Any federal attempt to force Texas schools into race-based disciplinary policies would violate state law, acting AG John Scott wrote in an opinion.
Morath Talks Charter Schools at SBOE
AUSTIN -- Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath addressed the State Board of Education regarding charter schools and the applications the board would review during its meeting on...
Texas A&M-Fort Worth Begins Construction
Texas A&M-Fort Worth broke ground on its first building on Wednesday and announced a major tenant for its second. The campus, a first-of-its-kind urban research campus intended to boost the...
Teacher Warns SBOE of DEI, ESG Language
AUSTIN โ The State Board of Education met Tuesday to hear testimony in the โreview and reviseโ process regarding the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills curriculum. Under review were career and...
New Group Pitches ISD To Replace TASB Monopoly
A new education organization is challenging the Texas Association of School Boards in opposition to “woke” ideology within the stateโs public schools.
Local ISD Purchases Home for Superintendent
Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD) has purchased a home for the district's superintendent to reside in rent-free. Soon to be occupied by Superintendent Mike Rockwood, the property was...