FWISD names new superintendent after state takeover
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The TEA has released the names of nine board members who will lead Fort Worth ISD through a state takeover.

Texas schools ordered to stop Cesar Chavez lessons

Texas schools were ordered Monday to halt or revise lessons referencing Cesar Chavez following newly surfaced allegations of sexual abuse reported by The New York Times.

Medical school Match Day: North Texas student gets top residency choice

Friday is “Match Day," where medical students across the country find out where their careers will continue. Here in North Texas, the anticipation was especially high for one student who pursued her medical degree while fighting cancer.

UNT to close several graduate, undergraduate programs

In the wake of a $45 million budget deficit, the University of North Texas is closing or consolidating several degree programs.

GOP revives battle over whether undocumented children can attend public schools

U.S. House Republicans are taking aim at a 40-year-old Supreme Court ruling that guarantees children have a right to a public education regardless of their immigration status.

Texas extends school voucher application deadline
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A federal judge extended the Texas school voucher application deadline to March 31 following a lawsuit alleging religious discrimination. FOX 4's Steven Dial spoke to people involved in the lawsuit.

2 North Texas schools claim discrimination in school voucher program lawsuit

A federal judge has extended Texas’ $1 billion school voucher application deadline to March 31 following a lawsuit by Muslim parents and two North Texas Islamic schools alleging religious discrimination in the state’s approval process.

Arkansas Ten Commandments law blocked that mandates classroom display

A judge struck down an Arkansas law that requires schools to display the Ten Commandments prominently in classrooms. Here is what to know about the law, and where the battle over its legality is headed.

Judge orders Texas to extend deadline on school voucher program

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the extension of the application deadline for Texas' school voucher program because of the state's exclusion of Islamic schools.

Deadline day for families to apply for school vouchers
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The application closes tonight for the Texas school voucher program. FOX 4's Dan Godwin explains the program.

Texas school voucher program hits 200,000 applications, doubling initial capacity before deadline

The story details how applications for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts have surged past 200,000, far exceeding the program's initial 90,000-student capacity and triggering a state-mandated prioritization process for low-income families and students with disabilities.

Search for missing SMU professor paused after latest Georgia search effort

The family of missing SMU professor Charles Hosch is pausing physical search efforts to regroup and analyze data after a multi-agency volunteer search in the Georgia mountains yielded no new leads four months after his disappearance.

Student harpists share music in senior living community
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A group of students are bringing free music to senior living communities in our area. Here's a special performance from the 'Strings of Comfort'.

Texas Islamic schools sue comptroller over exclusion from voucher program

Three private schools are suing the Texas leaders in charge of overseeing the state's school voucher program for excluding Islamic schools from being a part of the program.

Superintendents are leaving in these 5 North Texas school districts

Superintendents in five North Texas school districts — Lake Worth, Prosper, Irving, Fort Worth, and DeSoto — have announced their retirements or have been replaced within the past month.

Over 160,000 Texas students apply for new Texas school voucher program

Many students have applied for the new Texas school voucher program, but some question whether the program will benefit low-income families after seeing early application statistics.

Frisco Memorial High School hoax threat prompts lockdown

Memorial High School in Frisco was placed on lockdown Thursday after a fake gun and bomb threat, which police later confirmed was a hoax.