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NBC 5 tracks how North Texas schools tackle the return to the classroom during a pandemic.

return to school Sep 4

The List: North Texas School Districts Delay Return to Classroom in Favor of Online Learning

Some North Texas school districts are opting to begin the 2020-21 school year with online instruction only before opening the classroom to students weeks later. See a listing here.

Fort Worth ISD 4 hours ago

FWISD Approves ‘Phase-In' Schedule for Returning to Campus
Fort Worth ISD 13 hours ago

Fort Worth ISD Delays Start of In-Person Class After 11-Hour Meeting, Protests

dallas isd 24 hours ago

Dallas ISD Elementary School to Adopt Hybrid Schedule Due to Too Many Students

Eighty-two percent of Lakewood Elementary School students opted for in-person learning, but the district says it’s too many kids to bring back to class.
Fort Worth ISD Sep 22

Fort Worth ISD to Vote Again on Timetable for In-Person Learning

Fort Worth ISD parents are preparing for a passionate debate over online versus in-school learning on Tuesday. The school board will discuss and potentially take another vote on extending virtual lear...
Arlington Sep 21

Virtual Learners Defend Its Practice

While many parents are eager to get their kids back in the classroom there are more parents speaking out about how virtual learning is working for them.
Texas A&M Sep 21

Texas A&M Offers Aggie Homework Helpline

Families across the state can now get free tutoring thanks to a new online tool from Texas A&M.

Fort Worth ISD Sep 21

Fort Worth ISD Board to Reconsider Extending Virtual Learning

On Friday, the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education indicated they plan to reconsider an extension of virtual learning.
dallas isd Sep 21

Dallas ISD Band, Drill Teams, Cheerleading Begins Monday

On Monday the Dallas Independent School District is expected to complete the third and final stage of its phased-in process of bringing athletic and extracurricular activities back on campus for the fall competition season.
Celina ISD Sep 17

Schools Dealing with Substitute Teacher Shortage

A shortage of substitute teachers has been a problem since long before the pandemic. Now, demand is rising fast, so much so that one North Texas school district is concerned there may not be enough to go around as more districts return to the classroom.
Fort Worth ISD Sep 16

Fort Worth ISD Will Begin In-Person Learning on Oct. 5

After a nearly eight hour meeting, the Fort Worth Independent School District Board of Education voted on a plan extend virtual learning four more weeks, the plan failed in a four to five vote, essentially clearing the way for in-person learning to start on Oct. 5.
Fort Worth Sep 16

Parents Weigh Options as More Districts Resume In-Person Learning

As the start date for in-person learning creeps closer, parents in Fort Worth are once again weighing whether it’s safe to send kids back to school.
#SomethingGood Sep 15

Mesquite ISD Teacher Surprises Students With Art From the Heart

Mesquite ISD teacher Julio Pena drew each one of his fourth grade students at Floyd Elementary and posted their portraits in time for the students to return to in-person classes.
Grand Prairie ISD Sep 14

In-Person Learning Starts for Some Grand Prairie ISD Students

Monday, Grand Prairie ISD students from Pre-K through second grade who opted to return to in-person instruction will go back to class. Students from third grade through 12th grade will return on Sept. 21.
northwest isd Sep 14

Face-to-Face Learning Begins in Northwest ISD

Three weeks after starting virtual learning, the Northwest Independent School District in Tarrant County moves into face-to-face instruction Monday.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Sep 12

Community Adopts Carrollton-Farmers Branch Teachers as They Head Back Mid-Pandemic

When the living room becomes the classroom, it’s hard not to feel an extra dose of gratitude for the men and women dedicated to teaching kids. “For our district, everyone in the district did three weeks remotely. So the parents got a feel for, okay this is what really happens. This is what the teachers are trying to manage,”...
Community ISD Sep 11

Middle School in Collin County Shut Down After Significant School Population Quarantined

An entire school in Collin County was shut down after a coronavirus outbreak on campus.
coronavirus Sep 10

Teachers Union Launches Crowd-Sourced COVID-19 Tracker

The Texas American Federation of Teachers rolled out a website for teachers and others to report coronavirus cases on their campuses.
back to school Sep 10

Your Back to School Photos: Sept. 10, 2020, Pt 2

NBC 5 viewers shared their back to school pictures at iSee@nbcdfw.com.
back to school Sep 10

Your Back to School Photos: Sept. 10, 2020

NBC 5 viewers shared their back to school pictures to iSee@nbcdfw.com.

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