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The State Board of Education on Friday approved a new reading list that includes numerous Bible passages, and a social studies curriculum that emphasizes U.S. and Texas history over world cultures. Approved changes start taking effect in 2030.

The Texas board of education is set to vote on a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes stories and passages from the Bible. Texas has been at the forefront of conservative efforts to incorporate religion into schools.

The Communities Foundation of Texas announced $10 million in grants for efforts addressing absenteeism, low literacy rates and responsible AI in schools.

The Republican-majority State Board of Education is scheduled to vote this week on adopting curriculum changes statewide. Critics say the new social studies lessons and reading lists over-emphasize Christianity.

After a 2019 tornado leveled Walnut Hill Elementary School, Dallas ISD leaders decided to combine it with a nearby middle school – and rebuild the campus to compete for students.

The Dallas school board will vote later this month to change the name to East Dallas Elementary School. The move follows a New York Times report detailing allegations of sexual assault against the late civil rights leader.

The Texas Education Agency released Spring 2026 STAAR end-of-course exam scores Wednesday across different grades and five different subjects. The results show academic progress in North Texas and statewide, but some scores remain below pre-COVID 19 levels. —

Fort Worth ISD has fewer students but a budget built for a bigger district. State-appointed takeover leaders say that must change.

The district said the Feb. 2 event was a "procedural mistake" but condemned the months of online harassment against Wylie East High principal Tiffany Doolan.

Public school leaders will share how they are navigating finances, teacher quality and special education in the wake of last year’s state funding overhaul.

Dallas ISD’s Chandra Hooper Barnett is Lincoln High School’s newest principal. But last fall she was removed as principal of Woodrow Wilson High after a controversy involving the school's Black students.

Shayma Alzubi was named the new principal of Western Hills High School, but was removed from her position after some of her social media posts were circulated by the far-right account Libs of TikTok.