Wayne Carter

Dallas

Special Assignment Reporter at NBC DFW - KXAS-TV

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Could the Texas Education Agency take over Fort Worth ISD?

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter

The Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath sent a letter Monday to Fort Worth ISD warning it faces a possible state intervention amid concerns about how the school district is performing. Overall, Fort Worth ISD has a "D" on the state accountability ratings scores released several days ago. But Monday's action stems from one campus. Leadership Academy at Forest Oak's sixth-grade campus has not had a passing performance rating for eight years.
TEA sends warning letter to Fort Worth ISD

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter
TEA letter says Fort Worth ISD is in danger of having new board of managers

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter
Can you grow crops on the moon? Dallas ISD students try to find out

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter
Can you grow plants in moon rock? Dallas ISD students are trying to find out

1 week ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter

They sit two and two, all eyes on the big screen, just like mission control. But their mission isn't to get man into outer space, but to help figure out if we can grow food once we get there. "I would like to be a meteorologist and astronomer, so it touches bases with everything they want to do," said Celease Shelley. Shelley was one of a select group of high school and college students chosen to play with something few of us have ever seen.
'The most interesting class in high school' students improve environment and save Dallas ISD money

2 weeks ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter

The pond next to Seagoville High School may have been put in for water retention and beauty, but for teenagers, it's become a home for their small friend. "His name is LS, and it stands for something bad," said Joslyn Carney, a student. "He poops a lot."Jayden Hall loves basketball and his animal management class at Seagoville High School. "It's the most interesting class in high school at the moment," said Hall. Let's back up a bit to tell you about this connection.
TEA releases grades of school districts

2 weeks ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter
Texas Education Agency releases delayed 2022-23 school accountability ratings

2 weeks ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter |Frank Heinz

The scores were being withheld due to years of legal wrangling. School districts sued over the agency's updated rating system, claiming it would take some "A" schools and grade them with a "C."According to a 2023 NBC 5 report, the lawsuit claimed the drastic changes were not properly communicated to districts ahead of time and that they didn't have time to prepare.
Everman ISD meets students where they learn math best

3 weeks ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter
Gaming, blocks and lectures help school achieve gains in math scores in Everman ISD

3 weeks ago | nbcdfw.com | Wayne Carter

We all look for that magic bullet, that one thing that works to fix a problem. Teachers in Everman ISD took a different approach; they found a way that many of their kids love to learn math, but mixed it with several other ways of teaching. They're reaching all students the way they like to learn, and the numbers show it's working. It's no secret --- students almost everywhere have been behind since COVID, especially in math.