Carter in the classroom

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.

This week’s national report confirmed Fort Worth ISD’s claim to NBC 5 that many students struggle with reading. Two years ago, the district adopted a new teaching method to improve reading, inspired by successes in nearby districts. Reporter Wayne Carter is in the classroom to show how elementary students are enhancing their reading skills by studying Shakespeare.

About two years ago, Fort Worth ISD adopted a new way of teaching reading and now elementary school students are learning to sharpen those skills by studying Shakespeare.

Parents debate a proposal to split Keller ISD as the board meeting stretches into its fifth hour. The superintendent’s absence fuels resignation speculation. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter has more.

With low reading scores in Fort Worth ISD, experts say there’s no quick fix. The district is looking at new strategies, but real change takes time.

Students at Thomas Jefferson High School set aside math and science and practiced talking, communicating, and interviewing for a job. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter takes us to the classroom and shows us how alumni helped students prepare for the work world.

For two days, students at Thomas Jefferson High School set aside math and science and practiced talking, communicating and interviewing for a job. 

Fort Worth ISD unveils a detailed plan to boost literacy after past goals fell short. The district focuses on staffing, parent involvement, and new curriculum.

Keller ISD’s proposed split of the school district to save money is put on hold for now after a heated and contentious meeting Thursday night.

The superintendent herself threatened to quit the district during the emotional meeting. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.

Parents finally got a chance to weigh in on social media rumors, turned into real life at Keller ISD. The school board saying they may split the district in two, dumping more than two thirds of the students. Education reporter Wayne Carter tells us the meeting got so tense at one point the board called for a break.

The board held their first meeting since confirming their early discussions to split the school district in two.