Dallas ISD trustee: What we learned from the nation’s report card
Dallas ISD trustee Ben Mackey goes through his district’s results in the National Assessment of Educational Progress: Our ...
What to know about Presidents Day and what is open and closed
Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17. It honors the birthdays of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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Despite low scores, Texas is doing better than most states at catching up to pre-pandemic reading
National test scores painted a bleak picture of academic recovery for both Texas and the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Intensifies Probe into Hutto and Richardson ISDs Over Alleged Sports Policy Violations
AG Ken Paxton investigates Hutto ISD and Richardson ISD for potentially allowing male students in girls' sports.
P-TECH program helps Dallas ISD compete with private and charter schools
Some students are leaving charter schools and turning down scholarships to private schools to enroll in the P-TECH program at ...
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Texas to Prioritize Career Training in High School
Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency priority list includes “life-changing career training" high school programs, with the goal of getting 60 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds to obtain a postsecondary degree or ...
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Submission Guidelines: How to submit to The Independent
Do you have something to say? Want your voice to be heard by thousands of readers? Send The Independent your letter to the editor or guest opinion piece. All submissions will be considered for ...