Category: Education

A decades-old Texas mandate requires public high schools to help eligible students register to vote, yet teen voter registration across the state has plummeted to historic lows ahead of the upcoming election deadline. New figures from The Civics Center, a Los Angeles-based nonpartisan advocacy group that tracks youth voting access, show that only 29% of […]

The University of North Texas announced Tuesday that it will establish a dedicated college for artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, backed by a transformative $20 million philanthropic contribution. The donation comes from UNT alumnus Vikas Sinha—vice president of Broadcom’s mainframe software division—and his wife, Anuradha. University leadership stated the new academic institution will accelerate advanced […]

The Frisco Independent School District Board of Trustees has maintained its property tax rate for the 2026–27 fiscal year, though local homeowners will still pay an estimated $141 more on average due to climbing property values. During their Aug. 17 meeting, trustees set the FY 2026–27 overall tax rate at $1.0194 per $100 of assessed […]