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North Texas student scores perfect score on PSAT, SAT, and ACT
A North Texas student is taking pride in his SAT and ACT perfect test scores.
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Education Headlines: Plano ISD and Denton ISD budget concerns and a Heimlich maneuver
Plano ISD has named the four schools it plans to close next year, while another district is freezing position due to budget issues. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter has those headlines plus a teacher who saved a student during lunch.
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North Texas school district votes to sue embattled principal for legal fees
The district is considering suing Dr. James Whitfield for legal fees, who sued them in 2023 for breaking a confidentiality agreement. Whitfield lost, and now the district could ask Whitfield to pay their legal bills.
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Pre-schoolers learn the basics of computer programming in Cedar Hill ISD
A Cedar Hill ISD teacher is using toys and blocks to plant the seeds of programming and coding to a new generation.
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Students get first taste of new healthcare-focused high school launching this fall
Students from West Dallas got a first glimpse at what could be a life-changing opportunity as Uplift Education, Baylor Scott & White and billionaire Mike Bloomberg team up to open a healthcare-focused high school next year.
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Teacher's zero gravity flight allows students to experiment on weightlessness
A North Texas teacher performs experiments in weightlessness to educate her students in science.
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Teachers highlighted to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week
It’s the end of Teacher Appreciation Week and all week, Education Reporter Wayne Carter has been recognizing some of the best teachers around North Texas that he’s met over the years.
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Vanguard High School girls robotics team competes in international competition held in Dallas
Have you ever seen robots playing soccer? That’s kind of what is happening at the VEX Robotics World Championship, the largest high school robotics competition.
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Second graders study math, with a Dallas Mavericks slant
A North Texas teacher is teaching math with some help from the Dallas Mavericks.
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Meet the Frisco 11th grader in the first-ever National STEM Festival
A Frisco 11th grader is one of 150 students from across the country invited to the first-ever National STEM Festival in Washington, D.C. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter introduces us to Lino Marrero.
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STAAR testing underway in Texas
STAAR testing is underway once again, and despite the state saying the STAAR doesn’t carry the strict consequences it once did, schools are still saying it needs to be taken seriously. And end of course exams can and will impact graduation. NBC 5 Education reporter Wayne Carter talks to an expert about how to help students with stress.... -
Education Headlines: STAAR grading, Keller ISD program relocation and AT&T donation
STAAR tests are underway in schools across North Texas but there are some questions on how the tests are being graded. Education reporter Wayne Carter is looking into that story and a few others making education news this week.
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Students learn about the mechanics of an eclipse ahead of Monday's total eclipse
North Texas schools are preparing students to not just safely see the solar eclipse, but truly understand the science behind it. Grapevine Colleyville ISD students are learning about the upcoming eclipse in a larger-than-life way.
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Education Headlines: School campus closures & new campus look
Another school campus will close next school year in one district, as another district gives a first look at a new campus. Education reporter Wayne Carter has a look at some of the stories he’s following this week.
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Bringing careers to the classroom; attorneys teach high schoolers about contract negotiations
It’s not usually a good thing when you see a team of lawyers huddled together, but recently it was a good thing. Legal minds have taken on the role of teacher, at Pinkston High School in the Dallas Independent School District helping a group of aspiring attorneys learn from folks actually doing the job. The lesson is negotiating a... -
Mid-year testing shows growth in Fort Worth ISD classrooms
NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports teachers are crediting new tools, and more freedom to teach the way they see fit, across the board gains in both math and reading in kindergarten through fifth grade schools.
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Education Headlines: Job cuts, internet connectivity and 4-day school weeks
Arlington ISD says it has to make job cuts to balance the budget, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County help McKinney ISD students with internet connectivity and two more North Texas school districts move to 4-day school weeks. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter has the headlines.