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State policy makers passed two major education-related bills this legislative session, one establishing a school voucher-like program and another allocating more than $8 billion for public school funding.
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Texas' Senate Bill 13 empowers school boards to decide which books are permitted in their school libraries. It also allows parents to submit a list of books their children are prohibited from checking out.
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Senate Bill 13 would require school boards or advisory councils to approve new books and review complaints. In most cases only 50 parents’ approval would be needed to create the oversight councils.
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Pullin charts his vision for the Fort Worth university at a time of change for higher education and expansive growth at TCU.
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The state standardized test has long been criticized for taking instructional time away from teachers and putting unnecessary pressure on students.
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Earlier this month, UNT President Harrison Keller told the Board of Regents that the fundraiser had brought in $4.2 million, meaning key players are almost over the $5 million finish line. The funds will help UNT gain eligibility for a grant from the newly created Texas University Fund. The campaign wraps up on Aug. 31.
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For nearly a year, neighbors in northeast Denton have been working to preserve the Hartlee Field area, with its historic World War II hangars, from development by turning it into a state park.
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A burpee workout assigned as punishment allegedly landed a Rockwall high school junior cheerleader in the hospital — two years after several football players were hospitalized with the same condition.
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University of North Texas administrators say they will turn their recruiting attention to the Dallas-Fort Worth region in the immediate future.
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U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction Thursday stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans announced in March that sought to work toward Trump's goal to dismantle the Department of Education.
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The school board heard plans May 20 outlining the district’s $22 million teacher compensation package for the 2025-26 academic year, including a self-directed bump in starting teacher pay and likely mandated raises from the Texas Legislature.
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Students urged FWISD to keep their schools open. Hours later, trustees voted unanimously to close 14 more campuses by 2029.
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Students for Justice in Palestine said the university's decision not to allow Belal El Sherif on campus is political retaliation for his activism.
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