Dallas ISD

Trinidad "Trini" Garza was best known being the first Latino Dallas ISD Board Trustee.

Tom C. Gooch Elementary is one of the first four schools in Texas to receive a "Little Yellow Library" from the Kendra Scott Foundation.

The district renamed the track at John Kincaide Stadium where Richardson once won back-to-back championships as a student.

School board members approved a resolution to not permit schools to bring in chaplains to provide support and other services to students.

Dallas Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, speaking at a chamber event on public education on Tuesday, told the room of business leaders a voucher program will mean less money for public schools.

At least 20 school districts across Texas are suing the state’s education commissioner to block changes to the rating system.

State lawmakers made vaping or possession of a vape at school punishable by mandatory assignment to a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program. School districts now have to adopt the policy to comply with the law.

Once plagued by infrastructure challenges and labeled as struggling campus, South Oak Cliff High School has transformed itself into a beacon of hope and achievement. With back-to-back state football championships, a new building and academic programming, the school is defying the odds.

The State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness tested grades 3 through 8 in the spring of 2023. Test scores have not recovered to pre-COVID numbers, but most are better than last year.

School safety and LGBTQ+ rights are among some of the biggest issues facing North Texas students this upcoming school year.

After Uvalde’s horrific school shooting, state lawmakers demanded every public school in Texas be protected by armed security. Legislators approved $15,000 per campus, a fraction of the real cost. And as schools begin to open statewide, districts are scrambling for qualified people.

Numerous events across the area will provide free supplies so kids can be ready when classes start later this month.