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Uplift Education’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower students to reach their highest potential. MORE: UpliftEducation.org

Ecuadorian soccer player José Cifuentes shares why English was his least favorite subject growing up and what his favorite English words are today.

A private school in Addison canceled classes this week over an apparent outbreak of influenza.

We meet the founder of Taxi Mom, a transportation service getting kids to and from school safely. MORE: TaxiMom.com

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance surrounding head lice, saying it’s not an issue of poor hygiene or a health hazard and that children should not be sent home or miss school because they have it.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidance on head lice for the first time since 2015.

New Mesquite ISD Superintendent Angel Rivera joins NBC 5’s Wayne Carter for lunch to share his plan for the district.

The Mansfield Independent School District was recently targeted in a ransomware attack. Late last month, hackers were able to get control of the district’s system, which forced a shutdown.

Representatives of the Texas School Safety Center have been tasked with checking whether school doors are locked and will conduct random checks at Texas schools over the next several months.

The school district introduced a new policy that allows “certified” individuals to use “physical force” as a way of “correcting student behavior.”

Keller ISD in North Texas was one of several school districts across the U.S. to pull dozens of books from library shelves. The books removed were challenged last year within the school district and included the Bible, “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison, and more. NBC News Senior Reporter Mike Hixenbaugh joins LX News to discuss more about why these...

NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are Supporting Our Schools. Join us as we help the Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors DFW, and Bachman Lake Together, get school supplies for local students in need.

The City of Grand Prairie is hosting a ‘quiet zone’ on the Fourth of July for people who are wanting to skip the fireworks celebrations. Plus, the Dallas Mayor wants to help families get ready for the new school year.

When graduation balloons popped inside a West Virginia high school, a teacher had to reassure students who ducked for cover that the noise did not come from gunfire.

A Massachusetts Montessori school apologized and fired a teacher for instructing young children to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month project. The incident, which happened in a classroom with toddlers, took place last Tuesday at IC Kids in Newton. When one mother, Nadirah Pierce, picked up her children and learned what had happened, she complained and…

For one North Texas family, their decades-long legacy has been educating students in the Dallas ISD. Noelle Walker has the story.

Teachers across the area are growing increasingly frustrated with the number of colleagues out sick with COVID-19, and that some school districts refuse to close their doors. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter looks into the next steps educators are planning.

Teachers across North Texas are growing increasingly frustrated with the number of colleagues out sick with COVID-19, and some school districts refusal to close their doors.

Many schools across the United States are returning to wearing masks after the holiday break amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.

More than a year after the pandemic started, counselors and nurses say they’re busier than ever as schools work to get students back on track.