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I-Team: Teachers Teaching Students How To Cheat?

Our CBS 11 I-Team found some North Texas teachers may actually be teaching their students how to cheat.

CBS 11–2013/04/25

Irving School Board Member Reprimanded, Accused Of Bullying District Employees

Irving ISD is requesting a state investigation of board member, Steven Jones, over allegations he violated laws and policies governing the district.

CBS 11–2013/04/01

Texas School Funding Trial Resumes After Holidays

A state budget expert testified Monday about the scope of the projected budget deficit Texas faced when the Legislature slashed public school spending by nearly $5.4 billion.

2013/01/07

Expert Says Texas Standardized Test Isn’t Too Hard

A state expert denied Monday that Texas made its latest standardized test too difficult, saying such exams have always gotten harder but that students still tend to improve their scores over time.

2012/12/10

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Parents Protest Irving School Admission Plan

One of the top ranked schools in North Texas stepped back from a plan Thursday night to only accept new students from areas with primarily low income families.

2012/12/06

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Computer Glitch Delays Some STAAR Retesting

Texas education officials said that thousands of students retaking the standardized STAAR test had to skip the electronic version due to a computer glitch.

2012/12/04

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Williams Speaks After Perry’s STAAR Remarks

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams speaks a day after Gov. Rick Perry urged him to again delay requiring high school students to have standardized test scores factored into their final grades.

2012/11/30

State Bilingual Education Needs Skyrocketed

Texas has seen a significant increase in the number of its public-school students considered English-language learners but is cutting funding to bilingual programs vital to ensuring they succeed, an expert told the state’s sweeping school finance trial Tuesday.

2012/11/14