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At least 20 school districts across Texas are suing the state’s education commissioner to block changes to the rating system.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It's back-to-school season. Here's what policies and challenges are shaping education in North TexasSchool safety and LGBTQ+ rights are among some of the biggest issues facing North Texas students this upcoming school year.
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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.
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Numerous events across the area will provide free supplies so kids can be ready when classes start later this month.
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A book sent home with some Dallas ISD students teaches them what to do in a dangerous situation at school.
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North Texas students want state legislators to do something about rising gun violence. Just this weekend, three children were among the victims at an Allen outlet mall.
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Students at least ten high schools in North Texas joined a nationwide walkout to protest gun violence after two shootings at schools in DFW.
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However, about a quarter of the audited campuses were found to need some corrective action.
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Students and school staff have experienced traumatic events like the Uvalde shooting and finding a new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.