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The education commissioner attributed the takeover of the district to academic and governance issues that lingered unaddressed “for too long.”

At the end of this semester, Dove and Bransford elementary schools will close, despite parents' and students' urging to keep them open.

Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.

Mansfield ISD this week began taking applications for out-of-district students. It joins other districts like Grand Prairie and Frisco competing for nearby students — and the funding that comes with them.

Senate Bill 10, which requires public schools to display the biblical text in classrooms, has sparked multiple legal challenges from civil liberties groups.

Children at Risk put out its annual ranking of Texas public schools this week, highlighting those that succeed in low-income, low-resource communities. The number of top-rated Gold Ribbon schools grew over last year.

McKinney ISD trustees voted Wednesday to “‘repurpose”’ three schools to save money amid declining enrollment and an ongoing, multi-million dollar deficit.

North Texas voters considered more than $1 billion in school bonds and VATREs yesterday.

Dallas ISD’s superintendent told parents of Woodrow Wilson High School students that principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett, who was removed as the school’s leader following an incident with racial elements, will not return.

Coppell trustees voted not to close another elementary school. Now, the district struggles for other solutions to fill an $8.5 million deficit.

Principal Chandra Hooper-Barnett said in a letter the decision to hold a meeting and the "subsequent discussion that transpired was not appropriate." An interim principal will serve in her place as the district investigates the matter.

Dallas ISD’s Citizen’s Bond Steering Committee has been meeting since March to plan its next bond election. It’s expected to top 2020’s $3.5 billion package, which remains the largest voter-approved school bond in Texas history.