Carter in the classroom

Sometimes, life gets in the way of dreams, but an employee in Fort Worth ISD is proving it’s never too late to pull them off. He shared his journey with NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter.

Former Fort Worth ISD custodian Michael Dixon worked his way through college to become a financial literacy teacher at Leonard Middle School.

From the classroom to the cosmos — students in Dallas ISD were chosen with others from colleges and universities around the country to study whether the soil on the moon’s surface is suitable to grow crops. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter checks on their progress.

Students in Dallas ISD were chosen with others from colleges and universities around the country to study whether the soil on the moon’s surface is suitable for growing crops.

The pond next to Seagoville High School may have been put in for water retention and beauty, but for teenagers, it’s become a home for their small friend.  “His name is LS, and it stands for something bad,” said Joslyn Carney, a student. “He poops a lot.” Teenagers and ducks.   Jayden Hall loves basketball and his animal management class at Seagoville...

For the first time since the pandemic, Texas parents are able to compare how their child’s school and district compare to others around the state. TEA released their A-F grades of schools on Thursday. In Dallas ISD, 45 of the districts 232 schools scored a ‘D’ or an ‘F.’ In Fort Worth, 77 of the district’s 108 schools scored a...

We all look for that magic bullet, that one thing that works to fix a problem. Teachers in Everman ISD took a different approach; they found a way that many of their kids love to learn math, but mixed it with several others, and the results reached all students in a way they like to learn. NBC 5’s education reporter...

We all look for that magic bullet, that one thing that works to fix a problem. Teachers in Everman ISD took a different approach; they found a way that many of their kids love to learn math, but mixed it with several other ways of teaching. They’re reaching all students the way they like to learn, and the numbers show...

Teachers are reviewing past material as the STAAR test comes closer for students in North Texas, but there’s one classroom in Richardson ISD where that review is anything but boring. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter shows us how students are mastering their science skills thanks to the ‘Schramaverse.’

In one classroom in Richardson ISD STAAR test reviews are anything but boring. Students are mastering their science skills thanks to the ‘Schramaverse.’

Millsap ISD superintendent resigns after arrest tied to abuse case involving autistic student.

The Millsap Independent School District superintendent has resigned following her arrest, along with two staff members, after a video surfaced showing alleged abuse of a special needs student. The school board accepted her resignation during a meeting on Monday night.

A pipeline is wide open in Burleson. It’s not pumping oil or gas but future engineers, and computer programmers into higher education and the work force and they’re doing it with video games. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports on Burleson ISD’s unique gaming design school.

HEB ISD high schoolers are taking on a real-life architecture assignment, redesign a doughnut shop into a coffee shop.

Keller ISD board members say financial challenges are driving discussions about splitting the district into two parts. Parents hope tonight’s meeting will shed light on the potential costs and whether the move would actually save money.

If your child’s school seems to have a harder time keeping their best teachers these days, there may be good reason why. School districts around the metro area are paying teachers significantly different amounts. First-year teachers in one district are making more than ten-year teachers in another. Education reporter Wayne Carter has the story.

School districts around the metro area are paying teachers significantly different amounts. First-year teachers in one district are making more than ten-year teachers in another.

Baylor Hospital and Uplift Education’s Medical Institute partner to expose students to careers in healthcare. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter returned to the classroom to see how students are learning about blood clots and strokes.

High school students at Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute got hands-on lessons on how doctors deal with blood clots and strokes on their way to careers in healthcare

Students turned down full scholarships at Dallas’ top private schools, for P-TECH, at Thomas Jefferson High School.