Education

From furries to freedom fries, these are some of the dumbest things that have happened at Texas schools.

On Tuesday, a former Collin College history professor who had sued the school accepted its offer to pay $70,000 and attorneys’ fees.

Hispanic families living within the bounds of Dallas ISD are less likely than their white and Black counterparts to have internet access at home.

Imagine: You go to a high school basketball game to watch your kid, and then students from one of the schools, dressed in banana and watermelon costumes, start making monkey-like noises at the Black players on the court. That’s exactly what some parents on social media have accused Bowie High…

Some public libraries across the state are reporting an uptick in book challenges.

Some have accused Dallas College of pressuring hundreds of laid-off employees to sign NDAs in exchange for severance pay.

Texas Republicans are attempting to restrict what books can be checked out in school libraries.

North Texas colleges and universities could be receiving big upgrades. On Tuesday morning, state lawmakers reached a last-minute deal on additional funding for higher education construction projects across the state. The bill, which now awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature, will funnel more than $200 million into building and renovating new…

Several North Texas school districts have been making headlines over their misguided take on critical race theory.

On Friday, Dallas College faculty passed a resolution declaring “no confidence” in the school’s chancellor.

Students at an Irving ISD high school walked out last week after officials allegedly forced educators to remove “safe space” stickers from their doors.

A professor who says she was fired from Collin College in violation of her constitutional rights is suing the school.

As coronavirus cases climb in schools, Dallas ISD is doing its best to avoid a return to virtual learning.

School districts across North Texas are implementing mask mandates in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott.

An organization called Respect Midlothian 1888 is demanding the ouster of Midlothian ISD’s diversity, equity and inclusion director.

Last week, reports began circulating that a Collin College student and dean had died of COVID-19.

Of the 198 schools nationwide with Confederate-themed names, Texas is home to at least 40, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Starting Tuesday, Dallas ISD will require students, staff and visitors to wear masks.

As COVID-19 cases rise, some Democratic lawmakers want to see schoolwide mask mandates and virtual learning options.

A former Collin College professor says she left after enduring years of racial harassment.

Dallas ISD teachers say last year’s COVID-19 challenges could inhibit learning in the upcoming semester.

The district said it wants to consolidate students at J.P. Starks and William Brown Miller Elementary because of low enrollment and have them sent to John Neely Bryan Elementary School.