Latest Stories

• 
  Home-Schooling Moms’ Best Advice for Parents Forced Into Home Schooling

  March 31 at 4 a.m.

  Schools all over the country are switching to online classes, which means families everywhere are grappling with a new challenge: having to school at home. Instead of having our kids leave in the morning to be taught by professionals, they’re right there, sitting at the kitchen table, needing to be educated...

• 
  3 SMU Students Test Positive for Coronavirus

  March 25 at 4:28 p.m.

  Three students at Southern Methodist University have tested positive for COVID-19, university officials said Wednesday. The students tested positive for the disease, which is caused by the novel coronavirus, after leaving the area for spring break, SMU President R. Gerald Turner said in a letter to students and faculty Thursday...

• 
  After Coronavirus Closures, North Texas Colleges Begin Online Classes

  March 24 at 11:10 a.m.

  Classrooms at colleges and universities across North Texas sat empty Monday as students returned from spring break and resumed their classes from home. College campuses across Texas and nationwide are shut down, some for a few weeks and others through the end of the semester, in an effort to contain...

• 
  Dallas ISD Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus

  March 17 at 6:04 p.m.

  A Dallas ISD student has tested positive for COVID-19, district officials confirmed Tuesday evening. The student, who is enrolled at J.L. Long Middle School, was likely sick with the virus while at school, said Robyn Harris, a district spokeswoman. The student is at home and is doing well, she said...

• 
  Amid Mounting Coronavirus Concerns, Universities Shift Classes Online

  March 17 at 4 a.m.

  About 10 years ago, a winter storm passed through North Texas, covering Dallas in a sheet of ice and snow and forcing schools to close for nearly a week. After a few days, Stephen Sekula, a physics professor at Southern Methodist University, started wondering whether there wasn't a better way...

• 
  Dallas ISD to Close Indefinitely Due to Coronavirus Concerns

  March 16 at 5:14 p.m.

  Dallas public schools will close indefinitely as health officials continue to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, district officials announced Monday afternoon. The district is on spring break this week. When students return, their classes will be delivered via online distance education, DISD officials said in a statement...