Wayne Carter

Monday morning the Today Show dedicated an hour to ‘Coronavirus in the Classroom.’ The special town hall featured the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Secretary of Education answering questions from educators gathered on the plaza as well as from reporters at NBC stations joined remotely with questions from students. NBC 5’s Wayne...

The Teen Trendsetter program is helping both age groups bond and grow.

The Teen Trendsetter program is helping both age groups bond and grow.

The Teen Trendsetter program is helping both age groups bond and grow.

Despite being a STEM-focused school, GW Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center in Lancaster ISD makes sure students get a well-rounded education.

The uniqueness of the G.W. Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center in Lancaster ISD is visible in almost every classroom.

The G.W. Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center in Lancaster ISD has come up with creative ways to help ease the transition for students going from elementary school to middle school.

The uniqueness of the G.W. Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center in Lancaster ISD is visible in almost every classroom.

Don’t let the windmill and the old Cessna in the hallway fool you, while G.W. Carver 6th Grade Learning Center in Lancaster ISD is primarily focused on STEM, the school has plenty of spirit too.

The uniqueness of the G.W. Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center in Lancaster ISD is visible in almost every classroom.

Lunch shaming is a growing problem as schools sell a la carte items to students, causing them to run out of lunch money at a faster pace. Some districts are looking for ways to make sure all students always get a hot meal.

The problem of lunch shaming, how does it happen and what can be done to stop it. What changed in school cafeterias to suddenly have kids running out of money in school?

Lunch shaming is a growing problem as schools sell a la carte items to students, causing them to run out of lunch money at a faster pace. Some districts are looking for ways to make sure all students always get a hot meal.

The problem of lunch shaming, how does it happen and what can be done to stop it. What changed in school cafeterias to suddenly have kids running out of money in school?

A new program helps kids concentrate and focus, and the results are building a stronger school in Keller ISD.

Garland ISD College for All helps interested students work toward an Associates Degree while in high school.

Garland ISD College for All helps interested students work toward an Associates Degree while in high school.

Arlington ISD notified parents in October they would shut down a first-grade classroom in November if enrollment doesn’t increase. Parents are working to save the popular class.

Arlington ISD notified parents in October they would shut down a first-grade classroom in November if enrollment doesn’t increase. Parents are working to save the popular class.

An Irving Middle School student refused to let her disability stop her from chasing her dream of playing in the orchestra.