Schools
Everything you need to know about back-to-school season in North Texas 
McKinney Fire Department participates in mass casualty training
Firefighters and EMS personnel spent three days this week going through realistic scenarios
Enhanced safety measures include Fort Worth police providing free training to all district teachers and staff.
Richardson ISD school board to discuss cell phone restrictions for middle, high schools
According to the board's action item, the goal is to let students carry their phones in pouches that would limit access to them throughout...
The rap song was set to the popular song on TikTok, "Jiggle Jiggle."
Frisco ISD, like many school districts around, is hoping to fill bus driver, crossing guard, and bus monitor positions.
Dallas County reports 10% increase in youth COVID-19 cases over last week
Most Dallas ISD students head back to school Aug. 15. Meanwhile, Tarrant County is offering COVID and school-required vaccines at mass clinics this week.
"I don't want a Uvalde anywhere. I will do anything & everything to protect my kids," said Cody Patton of Harrold ISD, where staff...
Anchía said many school employees are currently leaving the profession.
North Texas teacher accused of sex abuse of 7-year-old student gets out of jail on bond
Irving police say they believe there are other victims of the man, who taught at Irving ISD in 2020-21 and Plano ISD in 2021-22.
Appeals court rules in favor of state regarding injunction on Gov. Abbott’s mask mandate ban 
‘Always looking for top talent,’ Dallas ISD says as billboards pop up in Austin
Billboards in Austin seem to be recruiting Austin-area teachers for the North Texas school district.
WFAA hosting school supply drive
The drive through Amazon is in partnership with 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
WFAA is launching the 2022 Back to School Parent Survey to hear directly from parents about getting their children ready to start the new...
‘This is asinine’: Board faces heat over Forney ISD dress code that bans dresses, skirts and hoodies
‘This is asinine’: Board faces heat over Forney ISD dress code that bans dresses, skirts and hoodies
A petition to change the new dress code or do away with it has reached over 5,000 signatures. Parents sounded off about it to...
Texas rejects more rigorous teacher certification exam
The edTPA was designed to better prepare new teachers, but faced pushback from people who thought it would create barriers for people of color.
Texas high school students slightly improve on some standardized tests — but haven’t fully regained ground since the pandemic
Students saw improvement in the STAAR tests for Algebra I, Biology and U.S. History.
‘Student management’ over discipline, Dallas ISD’s next superintendent says
Dr. Stephanie Elizalde reveals some of her plans for Texas' second-largest school district on this week's Y'all-itics episode.
"It consumes all of our day. And it consumes all of our nights," Dr. Stephanie Elizalde said about school safety.
The announcement of the three new principals comes during a time when district leaders are still looking for the next superintendent.
H-E-B to build its first store in Tarrant County 
CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines, drops quarantine requirement