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Here’s What You Need To Know About A Texas Bill That Aims To Ban Critical Race Theory
At the beginning of next month, more than 650 new state laws take effect. Leading up to Sept. 1, public radio reporters from across Texas are explaining some of the most high profile and consequential of those laws. Today: HB 3979, which targets teaching critical race theory in schools. → Read More
Collin College Professor’s Tweet About Vice President Sparks Debate Over Academia And Free Speech
A professor’s social media posts about Vice President Mike Pence led the college president to issue a letter, calling the posts “hateful, vile and ill-considered.” → Read More
DeSoto ISD Reinstates Superintendent
Interim Superintendent Don Hooper has resigned after several days of protests over controversial social media posts. And during a special meeting Sunday, the school board unanimously rescinded the voluntary resignation D’Andre Weaver submitted last week. → Read More
DeSoto ISD Board To Reconsider Superintendent's Resignation
The DeSoto school board had accepted the resignation of its superintendent. But then he said he didn't intend to resign. → Read More
DeSoto ISD Superintendent Resigns In A Weekend Surprise
It came with little or no warning. 36-year-old Superintendent D’Andre Weaver resigned as DeSoto’s superintendent, almost exactly two years after first taking the job. → Read More
Dallas ISD Could Continue Online Learning Until There's A Vaccine, Superintendent Says
Online classes in Dallas schools could last as long as parents demand them. That's according to the district's superintendent, who took dozens of questions → Read More
North Texas Schools Caught In Tug-Of-War Between Local Health And State Officials
Just as school districts across North Texas got a handle on scheduling the start of the school year, things changed. Again. → Read More
Whatever The TEA Says, Teachers Fear In-Person Instruction Is Too Risky
The rise of COVID-19 cases in Texas led the state's education commissioner to allow school districts to keep classes online through their first eight weeks, if they choose — a big chunk of the school year. → Read More
Whatever The TEA Says, Teachers Fear In-Person Instruction Is Too Risky
The rise of COVID-19 cases in Texas led the state's education commissioner to allow school districts to keep classes online through their first eight weeks → Read More
Voters Renew Sales Tax That Helps Fund Fort Worth Police
During Tuesday’s primary runoff, voters renewed a long-standing sales tax that will help pay for extra police protection in Fort Worth. → Read More
Labor Secretary Comes To Texas Saying It's Time To Restore Jobs To Nation's Economy
U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia came to Texas Tuesday. He said it’s important Americans get back to work as businesses are slowly re-opening amid the → Read More
Just Like Cities, Schools Are Being Asked To Drop Police Forces — But Dallas Leaders Say No
As calls for defunding of police departments ring across the country, social-justice advocates say it should happen in schools, too. But in Dallas, the → Read More
Dallas Nonprofit Grows With The Needs Of Homeless Kids
The closure of schools to COVID-19 hit homeless kids especially hard, even as districts continued food distribution in various ways. With school out for → Read More
Weekend Protests In Dallas End With A Prayer Vigil, Curfew And Arrests
A weekend of protests over the death of George Floyd led to vandalism, arrests and a curfew in Dallas. Gov. Greg Abbott declared a disaster for Texas and → Read More
Plano Tops Area ParkScore Rankings, While Future Of Parks During COVID-19 Remains Uncertain
Maintaining its years-long streak, Plano again topped Dallas-Fort Worth area parks in the Trust For Public Land’s 2020 ParkScore index. Arlington reported → Read More
Dallas Schools To Hold First-Ever Virtual Job Fair
The Dallas Independent School District will hold its first-ever virtual job fair this Thursday, April 30. Those interested must register first. They can → Read More
We Go To School With A Dallas Principal-For-A-Day
Every year volunteers with the Dallas Regional Chamber get to be Principal for a Day at a Dallas school. Yesterday, on the 20 th anniversary of the program → Read More
As Jury Weighs Punishment For Amber Guyger, Faith Leaders Point To 'Appropriate' Sentence
North Texas faith leaders were among those with strong reactions to the guilty verdict in the Amber Guyger murder trial. Some gathered Tuesday night on the → Read More
Supreme Court Justice Talks About Life On The Court
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was in Dallas Wednesday night, speaking at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Gorsuch says life on the Supreme → Read More
Democrats And Republicans Getting Along? That's What It Sounded Like In Dallas
Immigration is a divisive issue in Washington these days. In North Texas, though, some members of the local Congressional delegation — both Democrats and → Read More