Bill Zeeble
Bill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues. Heâââ
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North Texas students in districts from Dallas to Fort Worth and in between start school this week. The state's second-largest independent school district – Dallas – opens Tuesday morning. -
Experts say it's the toughest job market in years for new college graduates. However, North Texas may be an easier place for finding work than other parts of the country and state. -
Michael Hinojosa, a former Dallas ISD superintendent, officially began his campaign Monday for Dallas mayor. -
The State Board of Education on Friday approved a new reading list that includes numerous Bible passages, and a social studies curriculum that emphasizes U.S. and Texas history over world cultures. Approved changes start taking effect in 2030. -
The new Texas Senate Bill 546 requires three-point seat belts on school buses by September 2029. But in less than two months, every Texas school board must report - to the Texas Education Agency - costs needed to comply with the law. For some districts, it could be in the millions. -
Texas families have until midnight Tuesday to apply for newly created Texas Education Freedom Accounts, which use public funds to pay for private schooling. -
Hundreds of Dallas students walked out of Townview magnet school Tuesday morning to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions here and nationwide. It came weeks after the state warned there could be consequences for schools if students hold walkouts. -
The Texas Education Agency has named former Assistant Attorney General Levi Fuller as the state's first Inspector General of Educator Misconduct – this as Texas toughens education policies. -
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board office of the Ombudsman has opened a new website where people can report alleged violations of state law in colleges and universities. -
The Select Committees on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education were formed days after Kirk's assassination on a Utah college campus. Members assembled Thursday in Austin for their first meeting to assess state free speech laws.
