Carter in the classroom

Education reporter Wayne Carter speaks with Mansfield ISD Superintendent Kimberly Cantu about her years of service as a teacher and administrator in the school district.

Students across North Texas will return to school Feb. 6, but some question what districts will do to make up class time missed during the winter storm.

While many schools look for teachers, Tioga ISD is laying them off during the holidays saying they just don’t have the money to pay the staff.

At a time when schools everywhere are desperately trying to find teachers any way they can, Tioga ISD is laying off educators, because they simply don’t have the money to pay them.

The U.S. Education Department’s civil rights enforcement arm is looking into claims of discrimination after Granbury ISD’s removal of books on sexuality and transgender people.

Students in the Plano Independent School District are improving their test scores and academic progress after the pandemic. The upward shift didn’t come entirely from educators though.

Many of the biggest success stories start out quite small. This one is no different.

School boards across North Texas are putting out their school year calendars for next year — getting parent input. But Little Elm is considering a four-day school week to help fight a teacher shortage.

School Boards across North Texas are putting out their school year calendars for next year. They often get parent input, but one of those calendars in one district did something different this year. 

One North Texas school is taking new steps to fight bullying on campus, but first more money is heading to schools in Dallas to help better prepare kids for engineering jobs. Education reporter Wayne Carter takes a look at good news from area schools in The Highlighter.

New policies are making it tougher to donate books in at least two North Texas school districts.

New policies are making it tougher to donate books in at least two North Texas school districts. Even a copy of the dictionary was turned away. Education reporter Wayne Carter looks at the policies, consequences and next steps in two area districts.

Fort Worth ISD honored teacher excellence, Mansfield ISD students learned STEM skills, and Frisco ISD students sang on Main Street. Carter in the Classroom’s Highlighter takes a look at the good things happening in North Texas schools.

Teachers of Tomorrow offers scholarships in hopes of recruiting new teachers, A.W. Brown Leadership Academy shows off its community park and garden, and STEM Wonder Kits are coming to Dallas ISD classrooms thanks to a Dallas nonprofit’s partnership.

Open house gets a revamp at 21 Fort Worth ISD schools and Orion Jean continues his “race to kindness” with book donations that earned him a national honor, plus 500 Dallas ISD students got new shoes.

Students from across Arlington ISD take part in the first-in-the-nation high school class all about repairing musical instruments.

Students from across Arlington ISD take part in the first-in-the-nation high school class all about repairing musical instruments.

The Wylie Independent School District’s superintendent Dr. David Vinson is a career Texas educator known for his social media presence. He says his podcasts, blog and connection with kids is a big part of his district’s success.

Wayne Carter is in the classroom with a look at good things happening in area schools. It’s time for the Highlighter.

We do so much at the touch of a button. Who’s actually going into banks these days? High schoolers, that’s who. What looked like Saturday morning errands was actually a course in financial literacy at Little Elm High School in an actual full-service branch of the Credit Union of Texas. “I love it so much, it’s amazing. The ways I’ve...