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A roundtable discussion about school choice, big issues in the 2024 presidential election and whether to ditch Daylight Saving were topics covered during Lone Star Politics on April 16, 2023.

Mesquite ISD has fired a substitute teacher after an investigation revealed she encouraged students to fight each other in class. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports the incident would have gone unnoticed if it wasn’t caught on camera.

Mesquite ISD has fired a substitute teacher after an investigation revealed she encouraged students to fight each other in class.

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Lawmakers in Austin are working on bills that would beef up security at school districts in rural areas where police officer shortages make keeping school safety a real challenge.

House lawmakers in Austin passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow school districts in rural counties to hire extra security for their campuses.

“It was something that you see in, like, a horror movie,” one parent told a local TV station. “Honestly, it just kind of felt like these kids had been under attack.”

An Ohio School District has changed its schedule to a four-day work week in an effort to save teachers from burning out.

A parent at North Shore Elementary complained that the film might teach students about white people hating Black people.

Celina ISD superintendent Tom Maglisceau says he’s all for school choice but you don’t have to trash public schools to get it. He sits down with Wayne Carter to discuss current events and his growing school district in Soup with the Superintendent .

Education will be front and center in a Texas Senate committee meeting March 22. One of the biggest issues will be a debate over school choice, one that polarized supporters and detractors of the proposal.

A Collin County mother is scrambling to clear her 13-year-old son’s name and overturn a school punishment she says goes too far. You’ll want to pay close attention to the TikTok joke the teen claims he asked a teacher.

Mesquite ISD will stick to a five-day calendar next school year. The district was set to consider a four-day week, but the superintendent says that’s now off the table, NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter explains why.

April Wise, a bus driver for Tecumseh Local Schools in New Carlisle, Ohio, is being hailed a hero after keeping a student from being hit by a car. The school district hopes sharing the video will remind drivers to use caution when driving near school buses.

ChatGPT is an impressive but controversial writing tool that can generate paragraphs of human-like text.

After Abigail Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student on Jan. 6, other teachers are speaking out with anger and sadness, but not shock.

Talia Richman a reporter for The Dallas Morning News Education Lab talks about the status of school choice in Texas after the state’s new education board members reverses course on school vouchers.

Students across North Texas will return to school Feb. 6, but some question what districts will do to make up class time missed during the winter storm.

U.S. agriculture officials have proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars.

As many students celebrate the lack of classes, parents and school officials are growing concerned with just how much lessons are being missed due to the winter weather. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter has more.