Education Archives | Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:40:18 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:40:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Copyright 2025 Dallas Observer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Dallas Observer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg Dallas Observer The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com 144 90 Embattled North Texas Universities Still Navigating Political Pressure, Cutting DEI Programs https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-universities-face-political-pressure-anti-dei-40647812/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40647812 Austin Wood https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-universities-face-political-pressure-anti-dei-40647812/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0600 The University of North Texas has announced a nearly $50 million budget shortfall, while UT System schools are to avoid 'controversial' subjects when possible.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-universities-face-political-pressure-anti-dei-40647812/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer More North Texas Students Walk Out as Abbott Threatens Consequences https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/more-north-texas-students-walk-out-as-abbott-threatens-consequences-40642779/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40642779 Austin Wood https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/more-north-texas-students-walk-out-as-abbott-threatens-consequences-40642779/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:30:00 -0600 Plano and Melissa students joined protests as Gov. Abbott tells state officials to investigate districts believed to encourage or facilitate walkouts]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/more-north-texas-students-walk-out-as-abbott-threatens-consequences-40642779/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer School District Under Fire After Muslim Group Hands Out the Quran During Lunch Period https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/wylie-isd-criticized-after-muslim-group-hands-out-qurans-on-campus-40641462/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40641462 Kelly Dearmore https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/wylie-isd-criticized-after-muslim-group-hands-out-qurans-on-campus-40641462/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0600 Social media outrage swiftly followed reports that an unauthorized group visited Wylie East High School. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/wylie-isd-criticized-after-muslim-group-hands-out-qurans-on-campus-40641462/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer UNT Graduate Student ‘Investigated’ Under New State Bathroom Law, School Policy https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-bathroom-ban-triggers-unt-investigation-into-student-40640563/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40640563 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-bathroom-ban-triggers-unt-investigation-into-student-40640563/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:26:59 -0600 Officials told the student she’d been reported under a new policy that mandates individuals to use bathrooms that correspond with their birth gender. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-bathroom-ban-triggers-unt-investigation-into-student-40640563/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Paxton Opinion Paves Way for Texas Vouchers to Steer Clear of Islamic Schools https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/ken-paxton-keeps-some-islamic-schools-out-of-voucher-program-40638634/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40638634 Kelly Dearmore https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/ken-paxton-keeps-some-islamic-schools-out-of-voucher-program-40638634/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:30:00 -0600 CAIR has been a target of conservative lawmakers in Texas for the past year, with Gov. Greg Abbott and Plano Rep. Jeff Leach leading the charge. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/ken-paxton-keeps-some-islamic-schools-out-of-voucher-program-40638634/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Texas School Vouchers Launch, but Costs, Access and Religion Limit Families’ Freedom https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-school-vouchers-limit-education-freedom-for-some-families-40635337/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40635337 Kelly Dearmore https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-school-vouchers-limit-education-freedom-for-some-families-40635337/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:30:00 -0600 Not only do Texas school vouchers not cover the amount of tuition at many private schools, those schools don't have to let families with the vouchers in. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-school-vouchers-limit-education-freedom-for-some-families-40635337/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Texas Teachers Sue Over Investigations Into Educators Who Posted About Charlie Kirk https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-teachers-sue-state-education-agency-over-charlie-kirk-probes-40632726/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40632726 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-teachers-sue-state-education-agency-over-charlie-kirk-probes-40632726/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:33:31 -0600 The lawsuit claims state leaders’ calls for investigations led to inconsistent and arbitrary punishment. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-teachers-sue-state-education-agency-over-charlie-kirk-probes-40632726/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Schools Across North Texas Are Closing. Where Did This Problem Come From? https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-school-closures-40630759/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40630759 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-school-closures-40630759/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:52:55 -0600 Dropping enrollment numbers have haunted districts for years. The reckoning seemed to come all at once. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/north-texas-school-closures-40630759/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Low Income Students are Being Left Out of Higher Education Across Dallas and Beyond https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/low-income-students-are-being-left-behind-in-higher-ed-push-40628931/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40628931 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/low-income-students-are-being-left-behind-in-higher-ed-push-40628931/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:30:00 -0600 Dallas ISD lags behind the state average when it comes to setting students up for a two- or four-year degree. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/low-income-students-are-being-left-behind-in-higher-ed-push-40628931/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer New Reports Paint Texas as Ground Zero for Conservative College Takeover https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-conservative-college-take-over-investigated-in-new-report-40627045/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40627045 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-conservative-college-take-over-investigated-in-new-report-40627045/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:30:00 -0600 From attacks on DEI to strengthening state leaders’ hold on university governance, Texas’ conservative college shift has been a long time coming. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-conservative-college-take-over-investigated-in-new-report-40627045/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer