North Texas mothers on opposing sides of school choice issue share their perspectives

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 4/24 5:43A Lacey Beasley

As legislation providing public funds for students to attend private schools inches closer to the governor's desk, North Texas parents both for and against shared their thoughts on the controversial bill. Carla Behlen is against the Education...

Release of long-delayed 2023 TEA school ratings shows declines for major North Texas ISDs

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 4/24 5:25A Lacey Beasley

The Texas Education Agency released 2023 A-F performance ratings for individual public schools and districts Thursday. The release comes after the TEA prevailed in a years-long lawsuit filed by over 100 school districts which challenged the...

Texas lawmakers approve school choice bill after nearly 11 hours of debate

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 4/17 12:36A Julia Falcon

Texas lawmakers approved a controversial bill in Austin early Thursday morning. The school choice bill was passed in an 85-62 vote. Two were absent. The measure will provide taxpayer-funded education savings accounts, allowing students in public...

Wilmer-Hutchins High School students and parents demand change following another shooting on campus

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 4/16 4:26A Erin Jones

Students who witnessed the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School on Tuesday said they're scared to go back and they want to see changes moving forward. This is the second time they've experienced something like this almost exactly a year prior,...

Transgender North Texas teacher says she had to resign after viral TikTok video

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 4/3 5:38A Lacey Beasley

CBS News Texas is dedicated to keeping you informed on the current state of education in Texas with a new segment called "The Learning Curve." You can watch "The Learning Curve" every weekday morning during CBS News Texas Mornings at 6 a.m. If...

Texas House Committee delays vote on school choice and funding bills until Thursday to consider...

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 4/1 7:01P Jack Fink

The Texas House Public Education Committee will vote on the school choice and school funding bills Thursday after Chairman Brad Buckley delayed the meeting so lawmakers can consider proposed changes. In a statement he posted on "X" late Monday...

How would the Texas school choice program work? Republicans push to pass bill

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 3/31 6:24A Lacey Beasley

A controversial education savings account proposal, commonly known as school choice or school vouchers, is once again making waves at the Texas Capitol, with House Bill 3 advancing through the legislative process and a committee vote expected...

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Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 3/13 1:27A CBS Texas

An explosion inside a maintenance hole on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week,...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows says he will vote for school choice as Democrats fight to kill...

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 3/11 2:43A Jack Fink

On Tuesday, the Texas House Public Education Committee will hear from supporters and opponents of taxpayer-funded education savings accounts. The House is considering a $1 billion bill that would allow up to 100,000 students in Texas to attend...

This charter school superintendent makes $870,000. He leads a district with 1,000 students.

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth Education 3/6 4:25A CBS Texas

Over the last three years, the head of a small charter school network that serves fewer than 1,000 students has taken home up to $870,000 annually, a startling amount that appears to be the highest for any public school superintendent in the...

2/18/2025 7:30 PM 6A Region I Girls Basketball Playoff - Guyer v Frenship

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2/18/2025 5:00 PM 6A Region I Girls Basketball Playoff - Braswell v Boswell

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