Public schools got little help from lawmakers this year to address the state's chronic teacher shortage, so they've turned to other creative solutions—like leaning on cultural exchange programs to recruit international teachers.

The gunshots rang out at 8:13 a.m., echoing across the high school football field and middle school garden. They continued for 49 minutes without interruption: an AR-15-style rifle, with .223-caliber bullets, ripping at 94 decibels. The community did not even pause to wonder if a disaster was unfolding.

The course highlights Asian Americans' contributions in U.S. history. It also seeks to offer an honest look at the mistreatment, like the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

The growth in charter schools and private schools coincides with continuing declines in enrollment in traditional public schools.

Rather than attempting to get back to normal, experts say more attention needs to be paid to students exposed to gun violence.

Texas school libraries must have policies to prohibit the possession or purchase of books determined to be "sexually explicit."

Teachers could be moved into other positions as DISD revamps courses in efforts to put more students on career and college pathways, Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said.

Walters said according to Oklahoma law, the state Board of Education must maintain accreditation standards that "equal or exceed nationally recognized accreditation standards to the extent that the standards are consistent with an academic results-oriented approach."