Dallas ISD assembles backpacks with laptops for remote learning
Dallas ISD is preparing to distribute tens of thousands of electronic kits to enable students to learn at home.
Dallas ISD, Sunnyvale ISD ask for flexibility on extracurricular activities before school starts
Two Dallas County school districts are asking state and local officials for further review of rulings that effect when extracurricular activities can begin.
Dallas ISD using delayed start date to prepare teachers for virtual instruction
The largest school district in North Texas will now have the latest instructional start date among the region's major districts.
Dallas ISD Board of Trustees vote to delay start of school year until Sept. 8
Dallas ISD trustees voted to delay the start of the school year until Sept. 8.
Dallas ISD Board of Trustees will meet Thursday to nail down plan for returning to school
On Thursday, Dallas ISD's School Board will meet to nail down a return to school plan.
Superintendent says 2020 Dallas ISD bond must pass to operate long-term during pandemic
With questions still swirling about if and when schools will reopen this fall, Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa is holding a town hall meeting to discuss the district's 2020 bond proposal.
Dallas ISD considers later start date, end date for upcoming school year
Dallas ISD is considering a significant change to the end of the upcoming school year.
Dallas County orders all schools to postpone in-person classes until Sept. 8
Dallas County health officials say no public or private schools in the county will be allowed to hold in-person classes until at least Sept. 8.
KIPP Academy faces some opposition on decision to move to Paul Quinn College campus
People in Southeast Oak Cliff are sounding the alarm about plans to put a charter school on the campus of Paul Quinn College.
Dallas ISD police sergeant beats COVID-19 after 100 days in the hospital
After more than 100 days battling COVID-19, a Dallas ISD police sergeant returned home.
North Texas educators want Gov. Abbott to start school with 6-9 weeks of remote learning
North Texas educators are asking Governor Greg Abbott to let them teach remotely for a month-and-a-half to more than two months to start the new school year.
Some North Texas high schools resume summer workouts amid COVID-19 outbreak
Student-athletes across Texas were allowed to resume summer workouts on Monday, but some high schools and middle schools opted not to participate.
Dallas ISD could lose $130 million-plus in federal funds if in-person classes don’t resume in fall
President Trump has threatened to pull funding for schools that don't return to the classroom this fall, which could cost Dallas ISD more than $130 million in federal dollars.
Dallas ISD superintendent says August school start date is 'in jeopardy'
The Dallas ISD superintendent says the August back-to-school start time is in jeopardy.
North Texas school districts prepare to offer some type of in-person learning
The Texas Education Agency gave schools some ideas for the upcoming school year, but not as much as expected.
Texas students will return to school in-person in the fall, Abbott says
Students in Texas will be allowed to return to their classrooms in August.
Fort Worth ISD to offer in-person or online learning option for fall; Dallas ISD hopes to follow suit
The Fort Worth Independent School District is taking “school choice” to a new level as concerns for the coronavirus continue.
Youth led rally held in Dallas to discuss police brutality with with local leaders
Students, from elementary school to high school, led a rally in Dallas Saturday in response to police brutality.
Activist groups call for Dallas ISD to dismantle its police force
The call to defund or dismantle police in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by a Minneapolis police officer is extending beyond city police departments into schools
Dallas ISD board discusses emergency authority for superintendent during pandemic
The 2019-2020 school year is basically over, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But school administrators at Dallas ISD have a lot of tough decisions ahead of them.