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FFA students head to Fort Worth for annual state convention
More than 16,000 Texas FFA members and guests are in Fort Worth this week for their annual convention. You won’t miss ’em. The blue corduroy jacket they wear is the organization’s official uniform, even on triple-digit July days. Community service is another tradition. S...
Program puts former foster care youth on path to college
Texas Woman’s University in Denton is doing something good to get students who’ve been in foster care on the path toward a college degree. More than two dozen foster care alumni are headed to college this fall after graduating from the university’s FAST Academy. FAST stan...
Big 12 Football Media Days returns to Frisco
Big 12 Football Media Days is back at The Star in Frisco again. Texas Tech’s offseason search for a quarterback Texas Tech is coming off a historic College Football Playoff appearance. They’re led by former Cedar Hill High School coach Joey McGuire. Tech made offseason hea...
38 students from Pleasant Grove schools to escort World Cup players
Dozens of kids are arriving at Dallas Stadium ahead of an amazing opportunity. As we've seen in previous matches, local kids will escort players onto the pitch. FOX 4's Tisia Muzinga caught up with them just before they headed to the stadium....
Dallas County announces 10th annual Expunction Expo to help clear criminal records
Dallas County is launching its 10th annual Expunction Expo with a two-day application window starting July 8, offering residents a chance to clear eligible criminal records to improve their housing, education, and employment opportunities....
UTA student's effort to bring people together
Kevin Vasquez wanted to find a way to get people off of their phones and back into real-life conversations. Vasquez, 24, is currently studying business and entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Arlington. “I am working toward one day owning a cafe and restaurant wh...
North Texas principal facing charges for allegedly selling weight loss drugs to teachers
A former Crowley ISD principal, who was later hired by Godley ISD, faces felony drug charges after investigators said he illegally sold a popular GLP-1 weight loss drug to school teachers and staff....
73,000 Texas school choice accounts get funded today, comptroller says
The first funding for Texas school choice accounts will be disbursed Wednesday, according to the state comptroller’s office.
Judge strikes down Trump administration overhaul of student loan forgiveness program
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts...
Nursing gains ‘professional' label for student loans after ruling, theology dropped
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower limits. The ...
Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The ruling on a pair of separate cases from Idaho and West Virginia could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights. The court’s conservative ...
Adolf Hilter's baby photo published in N.J. middle school's yearbook: ‘Stupid prank'
A New Jersey middle school is trying to figure out how a baby picture of Adolf Hitler ended up in their yearbook. The baby photos from the graduating eighth graders at East Brook Middle School in Paramus are from 2012 and 2013. But a black-and-white photograph of Hitler shortl...
2026 Patriot Games: Dates revealed, applications opened for national high school competition
The Patriot Games are coming Washington, D.C. in the first weeks of August.
Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill' is bringing a big set of student loan changes
One year after President Donald Trump signed his core domestic policy package into law, student loan borrowers are bracing for a major overhaul of the federal lending system that will begin this week. Many were already struggling when the Biden administration attempted to enac...
Massachusetts House passes bill protecting libraries from book bans
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are hoping to put into law a bill to give librarians more authority to protect against book bans in schools and libraries.
Judge blocks Trump plan to limit graduate student loans in nursing and other fields
A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners, one of the groups ...
El Centro College announces major downtown campus expansion
El Centro College is expanding its downtown presence to create a walkable campus, growing from 130,000 square feet to 800,000 square feet.
North Texan hosting Japan fan ahead of match vs. Sweden at Dallas Stadium
North Texans are literally opening their doors to soccer fans for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Maggie Walters is hosting a 22-year-old Japanese college student named Yuto Osato. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker first caught up with him two weeks ago. “This is my home. Yeah, I’ll be here...
Texas Education Agency leader dodges questions about Bluebonnet curriculum mistakes
Amid questions about a controversial Texas curriculum, a Texas Education Agency leader declined to take questions surrounding the curriculum's cost and lengthy list of errors....
Supporters fight for reinstatement of Fort Worth principal
Fort Worth ISD is facing a federal lawsuit after it reversed a promotion for a school principal. Here's what we know.
These children were sold for sex. Then the system failed them again
A 12-year-old Dallas middle-schooler ended up on the streets, where a pimp discovered her. For as little as $50, he sold her for sex. He withheld food unless she worked. She later disappeared into the state’s foster care system after suffering from depression. She attempted suici...
Texas students pivot to gig platforms amid historically brutal summer job market
A historically brutal summer job market driven by inflation and automation is forcing struggling students to abandon traditional entry-level positions and pivot to local gig platforms for work....
Federal lawsuit challenges Fort Worth ISD decision to revoke principal promotion
A federal lawsuit filed by the Council on American Islamic Relations alleges Fort Worth ISD violated the constitutional rights of an educator whose promotion to principal of Western Hills High School was later withdrawn. The lawsuit centers on Shayma Alzubi, a longtime educato...
Texas to spend $8 million to fix errors in controversial Bluebonnet curriculum in school
Texas is spending over $8 million in taxpayer dollars to fix thousands of text and image errors in its controversial, state-published "Bluebonnet" school curriculum....
Carson Daly has career advice for son Jackson: ‘Become an electrician'
TODAY host Carson Daly and his wife Siri are about to hit a milestone with their oldest son, Jackson. He is preparing to graduate from high school next year. “I’m in total denial,” Carson said. He wants to take every “micro-minute” of his time to be present in this particul...
AP source: Sorsby plans July workout for NFL teams before supplemental draft
Brendan Sorsby, who attended Lake Dallas High School, is tentatively planning to work out for NFL teams before the supplemental draft following the quarterback’s decision to end an unprecedented legal fight to retain his eligibility after he acknowledged making impermissible bets...