FOX 7 Discussion: Filling gaps in the Texas workforce

Dr. Brent Wallace, chancellor at North Central Texas College, joins Mike Warren to discuss the TRUE initiative in the Texas Legislature.

Roswell daycare accused of showing racial preference

A state agency is now investigating accusations that Roswell daycare employees served White children lunch before Black children.

Georgia man pleads guilty to stealing millions from Texas school district

Donald Ray Lockard admitted that he stole funds from the San Felipe Del Rio CISD and used them for his benefit, says the U.S. Attorney's Office.

San Francisco Unified prepares to welcome back first wave of students

The San Francisco Unified School District will welcome some of its youngest students back to the classroom Monday. It's welcomed news for some parents who have dealt with more than a year of distanced learning.

Colleges in US divided over requiring student vaccinations

U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Nearly 80% of teachers, child care workers have received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine

White House officials announced that nearly 80 percent of teachers, school staff members and child care workers have received at least a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

FOX 7 Discussion: Schools waiting on state to send $17.9B in federal relief

Libby Cohen with Raise Your Hand Texas joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the organization's push for federal COVID-19 funding to go to Texas schools.

Elementary students, staff cheer for cafeteria manager who passed US citizenship test

Students and staff at Prairie Vale Elementary School in Edmond, Oklahoma, lined the halls to cheer for cafeteria manager Yanet Lopez on April 6 after she passed her test to become a United States citizen.

TEA says statewide disruption of STARR testing resolved

For now, the problem with online testing appears to have been resolved, but parents and teachers say they don’t have much confidence it won’t happen again.

STAAR testing impacted by technical issues on Tuesday

Officials say three STAAR tests were affected by connectivity issues with the online testing platform on Tuesday. Testing will resume on Wednesday.

Slain UT student Haruka Weiser remembered five years later

A memorial of flowers and photos appeared on UT Austin's campus Monday honoring 18-year-old UT freshman Haruka Weiser, who was killed in 2016.

New vaccine could revolutionize fight against COVID-19

The new COVID-19 vaccine uses the HexaPro spike protein, developed by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin. 

University of Texas researchers fight to preserve Mexican-American burial lands

A group of University of Texas researchers with the School of Architecture are in a fight to help preserve sacred Mexican American burial lands dating back to 1919. 

All SMCISD students expected to return to campus starting April 12

All students, except those with approved medical exemptions, will be expected to return for in-person learning starting April 12.