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Popular math program ‘Dreambox' helping improve test scores
It’s expensive, but Fort Worth ISD teachers say a popular online math program is helping them improve test scores, and they don’t want to risk losing it. NBC 5 Education Reporter Wayne Carter fills us in on the fate of the program.
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Second graders study math, with a Dallas Mavericks slant
A North Texas teacher is teaching math with some help from the Dallas Mavericks.
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Colleyville teacher uses the Mavs to make math fun
The Dallas Mavericks are in the playoffs and while there’s cheering all across North Texas, it might be just a bit louder at Glenhope Elementary in Colleyville. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter explains they’re not just fans, but scholars thanks to one teacher connecting the Mavs to math.
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STAAR testing underway in Texas
STAAR testing is underway once again, and despite the state saying the STAAR doesn’t carry the strict consequences it once did, schools are still saying it needs to be taken seriously. And end of course exams can and will impact graduation. NBC 5 Education reporter Wayne Carter talks to an expert about how to help students with stress.
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Education Headlines: STAAR grading, Keller ISD program relocation and AT&T donation
STAAR tests are underway in schools across North Texas but there are some questions on how the tests are being graded. Education reporter Wayne Carter is looking into that story and a few others making education news this week.
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Schoolchildren scream with excitement as clouds clear just in time for solar eclipse
At Country Place Elementary in Carrollton, the PTA worked with teachers to create a one-of-a-kind learning environment as unique as the total eclipse.
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Students learn about the mechanics of an eclipse ahead of Monday's total eclipse
North Texas schools are preparing students to not just safely see the solar eclipse, but truly understand the science behind it. Grapevine Colleyville ISD students are learning about the upcoming eclipse in a larger-than-life way.
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Inflatable planetarium used to help students understand the solar eclipse
North Texas schools are preparing students to not just safely see it, but truly understand the science behind it. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter shows the larger-than-life way Grapevine-Colleyville ISD students are learning about the upcoming eclipse.
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Education Headlines: School campus closures & new campus look
Another school campus will close next school year in one district, as another district gives a first look at a new campus. Education reporter Wayne Carter has a look at some of the stories he’s following this week.
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Bringing careers to the classroom; attorneys teach high schoolers about contract negotiations
It’s not usually a good thing when you see a team of lawyers huddled together, but recently it was a good thing. Legal minds have taken on the role of teacher, at Pinkston High School in the Dallas Independent School District helping a group of aspiring attorneys learn from folks actually doing the job. The lesson is negotiating a...
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Dallas ISD's P-Tech program is not just about field trips
More schools are developing partnerships with businesses in the community working together to help grow and educate young minds. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter explains it’s one of the hallmarks of Dallas ISD’s P-Tech program which helps focus kids on a career.
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Mid-year tests show math and reading gains in Fort Worth ISD
Mid-year test scores are in for Fort Worth ISD elementary school students and the data is looking good. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports teachers are crediting new tools, and more freedom to teach the way they see fit, across the board gains in both math and reading in kindergarten through fifth grade schools.
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Mid-year testing shows growth in Fort Worth ISD classrooms
NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports teachers are crediting new tools, and more freedom to teach the way they see fit, across the board gains in both math and reading in kindergarten through fifth grade schools.
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Education Headlines: Job cuts, internet connectivity and 4-day school weeks
Arlington ISD says it has to make job cuts to balance the budget, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County help McKinney ISD students with internet connectivity and two more North Texas school districts move to 4-day school weeks. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter has the headlines.
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Mesquite ISD's anatomy class goes high tech
From last-minute shopping to mapping out directions, technology has made our lives so much easier, and it’s happening in the classroom too. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports one of the smelliest classes in high school now has a breath of fresh air.
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Growing a crop of perfect plants and brilliant brains in Coppell ISD
At Coppell Middle School East, students studied plants and how they work while growing their own personal plant.
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How Coppell ISD students use botany in real life
Students often ask how will they use what they learn in school in real life. Some science students in Coppell ISD got the answer when it comes to botany. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter shows how they’re using their classroom knowledge in real life.
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Education Headlines: Fort Worth ISD works to get students internet connections
Four years after the pandemic began and schools are still working to get students permanently connected to the internet. It’s one of the stories NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter is following for us.
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How Forney ISD uses Opportunity Central to solve many problems
Schools everywhere are battling razor-thin budgets, but one school district’s efforts to save money on construction, helped them stumble across a new way to educate kids, help the community and innovate teaching. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter shows us the ‘OC’ in Forney ISD
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School district opens new multi-purpose center to help with workforce training and learning space
One school district’s efforts to save money on construction, helped them stumble across a new way to educate kids, help the community, and innovate teaching.