Schools

A small high school in North Carolina was surprised by its band director with the highest ranking its band has won at a statewide musical competition.

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TikTok has recently been flooded with videos of people claiming that Krispy Kreme gives out free doughnuts for good grades.

The Texas Senate on Tuesday advanced bills that would require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments and allow districts to provide students with time to pray during school hours. Senators gave final approval to Senate Bill 11, the school prayer bill, on a 23-7 vote. It now heads to the Texas House for consideration. All Republican senators and three…

If a proposal passes in Austin this spring, students in public and charter schools will be banned from using cell phones for the entire school day. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan reports Texans spoke their minds about the idea in a public hearing Tuesday morning.

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

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Texas lawmakers heard debate on school choice vouchers and whether families can use public school dollars on a private or home school education

A public hearing over whether families can use public school dollars on a private or home school education that started early Tuesday morning continues in Austin. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan reports the author of the bill faced some tough questions earlier in the day.

The Carrollton-Farmers Brand school board is looking at ways to balance the budget. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports just like other districts — the solution could lead to school closures.

The future of several schools in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD hang in the balance as trustees vote on closing four schools to balance the budget. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

Classes resume for a North Texas school district after a fake bomb threat, one of many sent to Texas schools. NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us more.

Students and staff at three HEB ISD schools evacuated after a bomb threat Wednesday. The schools were searched and police don’t believe the threat was credible.

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD evacuated three schools Wednesday and classes ended early due to threatening messages. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports it happened just before 11 a.m. at Central Junior High, Keys High School and the district’s alternative education program.

The Kennedale ISD will move to a four-day instructional week starting next year.

An old abandoned doughnut shop in Hurst is getting a new life. It’ll soon serve up coffee but in the meantime it’s serving a valuable lesson to high schoolers. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter explains how Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD students are helping with real world job experiences to better their communities.

HEB ISD high schoolers are taking on a real-life architecture assignment, redesign a doughnut shop into a coffee shop.

Gainesville ISD is releasing findings from its own investigation detailing what administrators knew leading up to an 11-year-old’s death. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story.

The Gainesville Independent School District released a timeline and “summary of findings” from its investigation after allegations that bullying at school led to the death of an 11-year-old student who died by suicide earlier this month.

A pop-up store in Plano is helping students get prom-ready that’s fun and affordable.