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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.

Aledo Independent School District parents say the district has not done enough after an online game was discovered, in which 9th-grade students were “slave-trading” students of color and labeling the group chat “Slave Trade,” “N” Farm, and “N” auction.

More students are headed back to class in the Dallas Independent School District.Now the district is hitting social media, giving out incentives, and pleading with parents and students to spend the last nine weeks on campus. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter explains why.

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.

The first day of standardized testing in Texas is canceled for thousands of students due to widespread technical issues.

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness for some North Texas students start this week. The tests, which were canceled last year because of the pandemic, have been a major point of controversy. Some think the tests are necessary to gauge pandemic learning loss, while others believe they’re a waste of valuable instruction time. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NBC 5’s education reporter Wayne Carter has been looking at how schools have been impacted by the pandemic. This week our colleagues at NBC News have focused on the impact it’s had on higher education. Today we talkd to Antonia Hilton about the project you’ll see across several NBC platforms.

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.

Teachers, school staffers and child care personnel are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Texas, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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.

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.

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.

School leaders have had to get creative yet again in the 2020-21 school year. The winter storm flooded some school buildings and forced some campuses to have to double up under one roof.