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  As the Pandemic Continues, What Will College Look Like in the Fall?

  June 2 at 4 a.m.

  A few months ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning to make its way to Texas, Hannah Smilie heard a joke on campus about how, if they got sick, students would probably keep coming to class. Classmates didn't think it was anything to worry about, because the only people...

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  Photos Show Midlothian ISD Board Member Wearing Blackface

  June 1 at 4 a.m.

  Last week, Jimmy Fallon apologized after a video of him in blackface went viral on social media, sparking outrage nationwide. The offensive practice has also reared its ugly head in North Texas. The Observer has obtained photos of Tami Tobey, a member of the Midlothian ISD Board of Trustees, dressed...

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  Texas Teachers Group Bucks Abbott on June 1 Reopening

  May 21 at 4 a.m.

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ready to for Texas schools to reopen. Monday, he said students could return to the state's school buildings on June 1. Wednesday afternoon, the Texas State Teachers Association said the week after next is too early to consider bringing kids back. “With the COVID-19 pandemic...

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  Graduation Caps Year of Heartache for Thomas Jefferson Seniors

  May 18 at 4 a.m.

  Eduardo Flores was looking forward to next. He was looking forward to getting his cap and gown and sitting in a roomful of his friends, hearing his name called, walking across the stage and getting his diploma. He was looking forward to having proud family members take his picture. Flores,...

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  TEA Offers Test to Determine Depth of COVID Slide

  May 14 at 4 a.m.

  Texas' mandatory end-of-year tests are canceled this year, but state education officials have come up with a way for parents to make their kids take them anyway. The Texas Education Agency is rolling out an optional online end-of-year test that school districts and parents across the state can use to...

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  With Schools Shut Down, Counselors Struggle to Help Students From a Distance

  May 8 at 4 a.m.

  During normal times, when schools aren't shut down, Patricia Tamayo's office is just off a busy hallway at O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth. It could get noisy, said Tamayo, the school's junior class counselor, but the location helped her build relationships with students. She could stand in the...