Education

“It’s Christmas and New Year’s break, and I think the district should refer to it as such,” Carroll ISD board President Cameron Bryan said.

Right-wing advocates caused a scene in October over some books they deemed obscene. A few days later those books were gone, but the battle continues.

Plenty of states other than Texas offer some sort of voucher-like program, but that doesn’t mean they’ve been successful in their stated goals.

The school had landed on a list of “10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech” for the past three years running.

Texas Republicans now have a fourth shot to argue over how to appease Gov. Greg Abbott and his never-ending wish to bring school vouchers to Texas.

Even though Prosper ISD built an expensive new stadium in 2019, the district is asking voters to approve $94 million for a new one. How much is too much?

With school vouchers becoming a hotter topic with each passing year, some warn that such a system could bring back school segregation.

Conservative white activists hope to control the narrative at Texas historical sites. They might be getting help from the Texas Historical Commission.

“Dallas ISD has voted against placing unlicensed religious chaplains in its schools and forcing religion on its students,” the ACLU of Texas wrote in a post on X.

New bills raising teacher pay and benefits have been introduced, but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said his ‘education savings account’ must pass first. Will that happen?

The Texas governor has declared his “education savings account” program to be his primary concern, and now he faces a familiar foe: House Republicans.

Governor Greg Abbott has decided that his school voucher-like program is a hill he’ll die on, even if it means battling, and threatening, other Republicans in the process.

A new podcast series takes a look at just how far religious zealotry and conservative culture wars have impacted local education.

Deion Sanders is as big a star now as he’s ever been, but the University of Colorado coach has a place in the Dallas Hall of Shame for his role in Prime Prep’s demise.

Dozens of North Texas districts have filed suit against the Texas Education Agency over changes made to the state’s accountability rating system.

AI is here, and it’s in schools. Many educators in North Texas question whether it’s a welcome visitor or something that will doom our students.

Some North Texas school districts are continuing a helpful practice that many families started relying on during the early days of the pandemic.

The organization campaigned for roughly a year to secure access to free public transit for local students in grades K-12.

A new Texas law seeks to ban “sexually explicit” material from school libraries. A new Dallas company wants to provide a tech-savvy way for librarians to handle matters.

High-school coaches are advised to offer regular water breaks and to keep an eye on the heat index.

As the school year begins, North Texas districts are nearing a deadline to meet requirements of a new state law. The law stems from last year’s Uvalde massacre.

The so-called READER Act by state Rep. Jared Patterson, a Frisco Republican, is set to take effect soon, and booksellers are worried.