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UT System Adopts Free Speech Policy, but Students at UT Dallas are Already Speaking Freely

UT System Adopts Free Speech Policy, but Students at UT Dallas are Already Speaking Freely

Biden Administration Extends Pause on Student Loan Repayments

Biden Administration Extends Pause on Student Loan Repayments

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Free Speech Lawsuit Ends With Settlement That Includes Collin College Reinstating Sacked Professor

By Patrick Strickland
Nov 4, 2022

On Thursday, Collin College reached a settlement with Suzanne Jones, a professor who filed a federal lawsuit against the school alleging she’d been terminated for exercising her free speech rights. Jones, an education professor, was let go in January 2021 in an incident that became part of what critics say...
Addison-Based Advocacy Group Is Behind a Federal Lawsuit Challenging Student Loan Forgiveness

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 11, 2022

A lawsuit filed in Texas seeks to halt President Joe Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan because there was no public input before its approval.
The Key Highlights of the Debate Between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O'Rourke

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 2, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke, faced off in their first – and likely only – gubernatorial debate on Friday night. The televised debate took place at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. Ahead of the event, news broke that Abbott’s campaign had...
PEN America: Texas Leads the Country in 'Deeply Undemocratic' Push to Ban Books in Schools

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 20, 2022

Texas leads the country when it comes to banning books in schools, according to a new report published by a free speech advocacy group. PEN America’s new report found that Texas ranked first in the number of titles yanked from school bookshelves across several districts, citing “political pressure” from state...
'Pandemic High': In Dallas County, COVID-19 Surges Among School-Aged Children

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 9, 2022

High school-aged young people experienced a 75% week-over-week increase in COVID-19 cases.
FIRE: The Free Speech Group Taking on North Texas Colleges

By Simone Carter
Sep 7, 2022

While watching the vice presidential debate in 2020, history professor Lora Burnett started to tweet from her living room in conservative Collin County. Then-Vice President Mike Pence wouldn’t stop talking when the female moderator had repeatedly and kindly asked. Burnett, who’d been scrolling through her Twitter feed and reading comments...
Amid 'Dizzying Culture Wars,' Texas Social Studies Curriculum Overhaul Vote Delayed

By Jacob Vaughn
Sep 1, 2022

After a final vote on Friday, Texas will likely delay changes to how social studies is taught in public schools.
Collin College Administrators Can Be Held Accountable for Alleged First Amendment Violations, Federal Judge Rules

By Simone Carter
Aug 29, 2022

In a blow to Collin College, a federal court has ruled that a former professor's lawsuit against the school can proceed.
Dallas ISD Offers Mental Health Options for Students, but Many Texas School Districts Don't

By Kate Pezzulli
Aug 27, 2022

Many Texas school are underperforming when it comes to mental health, especially in the wake of school shootings like Uvalde, but Dallas ISD seems to be hitting the mark.
It's Back-To-School Time and These Five Restaurants are Lending a Helping Hand

By Danielle Zachariah
Aug 26, 2022

Here are five Dallas-area restaurants that are giving back and celebrating back-to-school time.
Thanks to Florida Troll, Texas Schools May Soon Sport Arabic 'In God We Trust' Posters

By Simone Carter
Aug 25, 2022

Thanks to a Florida activist, Texas schools may soon see "In God We Trust" posters written in Arabic.
Grapevine/Colleyville ISD's Witch Hunt Against Books Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

By Danny Gallagher
Aug 22, 2022

The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD school board is clamping down on materials it deems objectionable.
From 'In God We Trust' to Bullet Shields, the New Schoolyear's on Track to Become a Dumpster Fire

By Simone Carter
Aug 22, 2022

From hardened campuses to teacher resignations, Texas schools are already facing a difficult year.
Greg Abbott Enlists Chuck Norris in Bizarre PSA to Promote School Safety in Face of Mass Shootings

By Patrick Strickland
Aug 17, 2022

In the wake of the mass shooting that left 21 people, including 19 children, dead in Uvalde, Texas officials and lawmakers have floated a few out-there ideas about how to keep students safe in the classroom. Some suggested more guns on campuses, an idea that likely doesn’t sit well with...
The School Year Kicks Off Next Week, and Dallas ISD Will Provide Free Meals to All Students

By Kate Pezzulli
Aug 11, 2022

Dallas ISD offers free meals to all students, which include fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
'They Just Can't Do It Anymore': Texas Grapples with Widespread Teacher Shortage

By Simone Carter
Aug 3, 2022

For the past two years, public education in Texas has been in a free fall. The pandemic ushered in rampant learning loss and major behavioral problems. For their part, Republican lawmakers have pushed false claims of critical race theory curricula and pornography on school bookshelves. Now, with the first day...
With School Approaching, Texas Republicans Have Ideas to Stop Campus Shootings

By Simone Carter
Aug 1, 2022

From "hardened" campuses to arming teachers, here's a roundup of what some Texas politicians have proposed to stop school shootings.
Former Employee Sues Collin College, Alleges Racial Discrimination

By Simone Carter
Jul 25, 2022

Another former employee is suing Collin College over racial discrimination claims.
UT Dallas Professor Tweet Calling for 'Cure for Homosexuality' Sparks University Investigation

By Simone Carter
Jul 19, 2022

The University of Texas at Dallas has launched an investigation into a professor's tweets, which critics have slammed as homophobic.
Public Safety Chair Adam McGough Pitches More Security After Uvalde Mass Shooting

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 13, 2022

Many are thinking of school safety in the wake of the Uvalde mass shooting, including Adam McGough, City Council member and public safety committee chair. In a memo last week, McGough detailed steps he thinks could be taken to increase school safety locally.