Beginning Monday, Fort Worth ISD will require all employees, students, parents and visitors to wear a face mask while inside any district building.
The head of the Texas Education Agency says the ability of districts to require face masks in schools will have to be decided by the courts.
While the debate over masks in schools continue, some parents are more concerned with the lack of contact tracing.
Students in some North Texas Schools are still without a teacher… as districts work around the clock to fill remaining vacancies.
There was a heated debate Monday night over a high school principal in Colleyville.
Public colleges won’t require masks, for now, but will require routine COVID-19 testing.
The Paris ISD School Board recently voted to mandate face masks on campus as part of the district’s dress code.
Districts across Texas have a new program in which Spectrum and AT&T will go to the homes of students in need and connect high-speed internet free of charge.
Students in Dallas ISD were fully masked and back in the classroom on the first day of school. The district even got the attention of the White House for its decision to mandate masks.
With the number of COVID-19 cases surging, parents are calling on schools to mandate masks. Others are against them, putting students in the middle.
Colleyville Heritage High School students are speaking up for principal James Whitfield, who they say is being unfairly targeted.
While the state will not pay for virtual learning in public schools this year, some North Texas school districts will fund it themselves.
Plano ISD announced Monday that it will offer a parent-led, temporary virtual learning option for students in grades Pre-K through sixth grade.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa says the district will explore virtual learning options as COVID-19 cases spike in North Texas.
A North Texas school district asked a principal to remove a photo of him and his wife not due to race but because of questionable poses in other pictures.
Parents of students in grades six and below will have the option for their children to learn virtually to start the school year due to the “rapidly changing conditions” of COVID-19 in Texas, Frisco ISD announced Tuesday.
A high school principal in Colleyville says his bosses ordered him to remove a photo of him embracing his wife from social media.
Duncanville ISD and Garland ISD all students are back in the classroom under new rules from the governor which don’t require masks in the building.
Garland ISD is offering students the opportunity to graduate from high school with a diploma, an associate’s degree and a certification in fire science through a partnership with the city’s fire department.
School is the start of some of the best innovations out there and a student from Frisco ISD is the inventor of a new product that just may change the way we all charge our cell phones.
Promotion or punishment? That’s the question about the latest move in the controversial yearbook, put out at Downing Middle School in Lewisville ISD.
All Fort Worth high schools will be renovated by the beginning of the school year.
DeSoto Independent School District is offering nearly $60,000 for its new, specialized “master teacher” positions.
Schools are renewing their efforts to keep classrooms safe as a new variant of the coronavirus grows.
More than $4 billion dollars is headed to Texas schools to help students bounce back from the pandemic learning losses.
Texas has taken its first steps to open a statewide office on connectivity designed to help get money from Washington into local hands and get more Texans online.
There’s some new clubs coming to classrooms in Dallas ISD middle and high schools. They’re for students who identify or support the LGBTQ+ community. Wayne Carter reports.
A Haslet Elementary art project took on a life of it’s own. It helped prepare some students for the difficult transition into middle school. Wayne Carter reports.
Parents of students in the Fort Worth ISD are weighing in on plans to hold graduation outdoors this year. They say weather is impacting the ceremony.
Parents, teacher and counselors surprised FC Dallas’ teen players on Friday with a graduation celebration during practice.
This year Downing Middle School’s yearbook won’t be remembered for what’s inside it but for two stickers on the cover, suggested by the teacher, and approved by students.
If your child is one of many who fell behind this school year, there’s an organization willing to help for next to nothing.
Fort Worth Independent School District superintendent Kent Scribner promised at-home WiFi for the students of the school and three more like it by end of the summer break.
NBC 5 recently invited school leaders, students, and parents from districts across North Texas to sit at our table and talk about race.
A family has questions after their elementary-age son was denied access to the school nurse and later tested positive for COVID-19.
Funding for virtual learning is in jeopardy and many school leaders are trying to get lawmakers in Austin to approve funding for next school year.
Schools across the area are taking steps- that will allow them to offer COVID-19 vaccines to students. Children 12 and older are set to become eligible for the Pfizer shot soon. Education Reporter Wayne Carter breaks down what parents need to know.
If only kids enjoyed school as much as they do video games. Well, Dallas ISD is getting there with its new Hybrid School, slated to open in the fall.
Schools are doubling down on health care services after the pandemic, making sure they’re taking steps to keep students healthy. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter shows how Garland ISD is tackling the issue with technology.
Not even 65 days on the job and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has already spent a lot of time looking at Texas and the funding issues we have faced specifically federal dollars school leaders asked for but were held up in Austin.
Garland ISD will start accepting applications for its open enrollment next week, allowing students who live outside of the Garland ISD attendance zone to attend the district, tuition-free.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will release federal stimulus money, designated to help schools deal with learning loss and to recoup costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are billions of dollars sitting in a bank account in Austin that belongs to Texas schools. School leaders can’t get their hands on it though, even as their bank accounts are running low.
Budget problems are popping up for school districts across North Texas as schools try to pay for more programs with less money from the state. Lovejoy ISD announced it would close one of its elementary schools.
Aledo ISD parents demanded the school board take action after “slave trade” flyers were posted on school grounds Monday, just a week after some students were caught “slave trading” classmates on Snapchat.
Some students in Coppell are taking steps to make the world a better place and they’re getting some national attention for it.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced many business owners to pivot. That was the case for Scots Cafe, a catering company run out of a classroom in Highland Park.
Parents in the Aledo ISD say the district has not done enough after an online game was discovered, where ninth-grade students were slave-trading students of color and labeling the group chat “Slave trade”; “N” Farm; and “N” auction.
Schools are ending the first week of State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness testing, preparing for a redo after technical problems caused the test to get pulled Tuesday.
More students are headed back to class in the Dallas Independent School District. The district is hitting social media, giving out incentives, and pleading with parents and students to spend the last nine weeks on campus.
Two school board members in Carroll ISD have been charged with violating the state’s open record law in connection to the work on the district’s diversity plan.
Teachers across North Texas are reporting problems issuing the STAAR test Tuesday morning.
The Carroll ISD Board of Trustees approved a recommendation from district leaders Monday to remove requirements to wear masks outdoors while at recess and other school activities.
The STAAR test starts this week in some districts. The state’s achievement test has become even more controversial this year as parents have asked for their students to be able to opt-out. Meanwhile, schools have dug in on its importance.
Fort Worth ISD is now taking applications for 2021-2022 pre-K enrollment. The district is taking big steps to convince parents to sign up, after low enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeSoto ISD has had a series of issues over the past several years. However, Superintendent Dr. D’Andre Weaver is now talking about his plan to move the district forward.
As the federal government continues to house more than 1,000 migrant teens at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, Dallas ISD confirmed its administrators have volunteered time to help.
Education reporter Wayne Carter looks at the battle for schools to stay connected during the pandemic.
Retired teachers and Dallas ISD administrators are now volunteering to teach approximately 1,500 unaccompanied minors from Central America being held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
All week we’re looking at the coronavirus pandemic’s affect on schools. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter takes a look at how children have dealt with the ups and downs of the past year.
A year after COVID-19 changed the way school systems work, there are still some challenges to work through. But there are also some major success points. Education Reporter Wayne Carter takes a look at Special Education and how the pandemic has impacted students, teachers and parents.
Spring Break 2020 seemed to go on forever. Families on vacation came home to learn their schools were closed; parents were forced to keep kids home and slowly go from just keeping kids occupied to having to keep them educated.
Getting girls excited about science is top of mind in many classrooms these days as educators work to help diversify that field of study. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter is in the classroom at Lake Point Elementary to see how they’ve found success with a little girl power.
The state will not penalize school districts for students who aren’t attending class during the pandemic. Some students are not participating in online learning and normally that would cost their campuses money.
Students at a Garland ISD high school have come up with an invention that is now getting national attention. Students at the Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center designed a system to sanitize firefighters’ boots to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
School leaders have had to get creative yet again in the 2020-21 school year. The winter storm flooded some school buildings and foced some campuses to have to double up under one roof.
Students across the area are headed back to school even though many of their classrooms were flooded after the winter storm. Schools are sharing spaces, and trying to help one another get by.
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.
Two students from Texas received Rhodes Scholarships this year.. the academic best of the best from around the world. One of those Texans is from Rowlett, who has big dreams to help the community, breaking down racial barriers and serve her country.
The annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, also known as STAAR tests, will return for the 2020-2021 school year but grades will not count against schools, The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday afternoon.
Two students in Plano are designing an app to help diagnose an eye disease linked to diabetes — a science fair project far removed from the poster board solar systems many of us are familiar with.
Students in Joshua ISD will no longer have access to virtual learning after the Christmas break. The superintendent and board made the decision saying they’ve had very low numbers of COVID-19 cases in the classroom and very few students learning virtually.
The Texas Education Agency’s expanded dashboard gives parents one place to compare numbers campus to campus, using the same criteria.
A new piece of technology designed to make it easier for school custodians to keep a campus clean had a surprisingly different effect at a school in Plano. A self-driving robot is methodically making the rounds at St. Marks Catholic School scrubbing and cleaning.
Administrators in Garland ISD are stepping up to help fill vacancies left by teachers who have either tested positive for COVID-19 or in quarantine due to close contact with a person who contracted the virus.
A Fort Worth fifth-grader is in the final push of his goal of dishing out 100,000 Thanksgiving meals to those in need this year.
Teachers and staff in Crowley ISD got quite the surprise on Tuesday. The district rewarded staff for their hard work during the pandemic. NBC 5’s Education Reporter Wayne Carter shows us the reward which went to some very deserving educators.
More than 30 superintendents and Education leaders signed a letter sent to the TEA asking to go forward with STAAR tests.
The Texas Education Agency is expected to issue guidelines on Thursday that should help local independent school districts determine when and how they can close the entire district and opt for virtual learning only, according to multiple sources.
