Students are headed back to school this week after the winter storm, but with many students already struggling academically during the pandemic, will schools have to extend the days students are in school?
Schools across North Texas are dealing with the same problems that many peoples’ homes are: buildings went without power and pipes are broken. Now that the power is back on in many areas, schools are trying to figure out just how bad the damage truly is.
Students working in the campus floral shop at Nimitz High School in Irving ISD are enjoying a busy week ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Garland ISD is shutting down its campus that caters to students who learn differently. Parents said the school has been a huge success for their kids.
Schools across North Texas are working to build back the learning loss from the pandemic, but Peterson Elementary School in the Northwest Independent School District found one of the most unique ways to get their students reading. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter shows us their secret to success.
Schools across North Texas have been dishing out electronic devices to students as young as kindergarten. It’s a way to keep students connected to the campus in cases of remote learning. Parents know they have to watch where their kids are going on the internet, but do you know someone else is watching too?
The District Attorney’s office in Tarrant County is taking on a new role as teachers. DA’s have started working in the Fort Worth ISD to help teach students about the criminal justice process. Education Reporter Wayne Carter says it’s become popular with students.
There’s a new and unique pre-K program in the Garland ISD. But North Texas’ first Vietnamese program may not be quite what you think. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter is in the classroom.
Inequality hit many of us in the face about a year ago when schools were forced to teach remotely. Some districts had iPads and Chromebooks for every student and already offered online classes while others had barely any computers and many students had no high-speed internet at home.
The Irving Independent School District is doing something good to ensure that its students enrolled in remote learning are living and learning in a safe, stable environment.
The PTA at a Cedar Hill school is pitching in to help secure grant money for teachers to buy more supplies and design more ways to keep STEM going during the pandemic.
Schools around North Texas are turning to technology to help them keep their campus COVID-19 free. Cedar Hill ISD purchased air scrubbers for the campus clinics and isolation rooms.
Parents of Black students in Frisco ISD say the district is finally addressing a complaint they’ve had for years. The Texas Education Agency asked the district to take action after data shows Frisco was suspending more African-American Special ED students, than students of other races.
After the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol early this month, school districts across North Texas are issuing different guidelines for how and whether to air President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.
Charvi Goyal, a 17-year-old high school junior from Plano, Texas, roped in three classmates to create TutorScope.
Concern is growing across North Texas about safety in schools, as the country navigates division over everything from politics to COVID-19.
Teachers are working hard every day to keep our children learning during the pandemic. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter shows us how a Richardson teacher is inspiring kindergarteners.
