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Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 3:58 PM CDT
The Texas Education Agency released guidelines Tuesday for a return to school as the state experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 3:32 PM CDT
Southeastern Oklahoma State University will be reopening its Durant campus to the general public on Monday, July 6.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 11:32 AM CDT
Denison Superintendent Dr. Henry Scott confirmed students will return August 13, but parents will have the option to keep kids distance learning from home.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 1:24 PM CDT
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said Thursday public schools will be open in the fall for on-campus learning but there will be flexibility for parents who want to keep their children at home.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 5:58 PM CDT
Madill Public Schools announced plans to reopen schools in August, but with different options for classroom settings.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
Kingston Public Schools said it has suspended all summer athletic activities for the rest of the month due to COVID-19. Find out why the school has taken the action and what events are impacted.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 7:38 AM CDT
|By Mike Rogers
Sherman and Denison High School will be holding their graduations in person this weekend, but with safety precautions in place.
Updated: May. 19, 2020 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
Schools in the United States are getting 13 billion of the 2 trillion federal dollars being provided by the CARES Act to help prepare for future challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how much money schools in Carter County are getting and how some plan to spend it.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2020 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
With the number of COVID-19 cases growing in Oklahoma, the state board of education made the decision Wednesday to close school buildings for the rest of the school year and implement a distance learning plan. Find out what plans are already in place for the Ardmore City School district and what still needs to be determined.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2020 at 6:39 PM CST
|By Shelby Dowler
High School Students in Ardmore got a little taste of adulthood as they took part in a learning experience to promote money management Wednesday. Find out what the students learned.
7 Day Forecast
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 6:43 PM CST
|By Shelby Dowler
Students at Ardmore High School can now face fines through the city for violence and drugs following a school board vote on Tuesday. Find out what school administrators hope to accomplish.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2019 at 4:49 PM CST
The change in school zones comes as Sherman shuffles fifth grade back into elementary schools from intermediate school.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2019 at 6:10 PM CDT
The Sherman Independent School District will be holding meetings to discuss attendance zone plans for elementary and middle schools.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2019 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By JEFF AMY and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press
America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better in reading, according to the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card .
Updated: Oct. 28, 2019 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
About a thousand people have voted early so far for Denison's school bond issue, just a week ahead of election day.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2019 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
A school bond for Madill Public Schools passed Tuesday with 73.97% of the vote.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2019 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
The Durant school system wants to borrow $48 million for a new elementary school, but first they need the voters to approve the idea in Tuesday's election.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2019 at 2:16 PM CDT
Southeastern Oklahoma State University president Sean Burrage announced Friday he is leaving to accept a position at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2019 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
The University Center of Southern Oklahoma in Ardmore is looking to expand. Find out what new programs are in the works.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2019 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
Thursday began the 2019-2020 school year for Ardmore City Schools.
Find out what parents and students had to say about the new school year and see what lies ahead for the district.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2019 at 11:22 AM CDT
While Thursday is the first day back for many kids, it's report card day for Texas school districts.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2019 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
Denison voters will see a school bond on their ballot this November.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2019 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
Texas teachers got the pay raise they requested in June, and this year Denison I-S-D is going beyond that...
Updated: Jul. 29, 2019 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
School is still a few weeks away from starting, but it was teachers who were doing the learning on Monday. It was part of a workshop that teaches the ins and outs of renewable energy, so teachers can take the concept back to their classrooms. Find out what they learned.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2019 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By KXII-TV
A Texoma University is now offering tuition-free college credits to high school juniors.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2019 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By KXII-TV
Sherman and Denison schools are among the top five for graduation rates in the country.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2019 at 6:42 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
School supplies can be expensive, that's why one former Fannin County teacher created a group to help teachers get school supplies.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2019 at 6:50 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
Oklahoma state superintendent of education Joy Hofmeister was in Durant Wednesday, as part of the department of education's summer program for teachers.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2019 at 3:11 PM CDT
Grayson College has recently been approved to offer a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2019 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
With a growing population, Denison ISD staffers are floating the idea of borrowing millions of dollars to expand two schools. It's an idea the school board will discuss next month.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2019 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By KXII Staff
Online enrollment for Sherman ISD has opened for new and returning students.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2019 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By KXII Staff
STAAR test scores will be available online starting Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2019 at 6:36 PM CDT
|By Stan Smith
A Rock Creek school board member says former superintendent Preston Burns resigned due to a culmination of issues.
Updated: May. 23, 2019 at 4:01 PM CDT
A bill that would force more Oklahoma school districts to return to five-day school weeks has been given final legislative approval and is heading to the governor's desk.
Updated: May. 16, 2019 at 6:18 PM CDT
|By Kristen Weaver
A Whitesboro father posted a video of a school bus driver taking off before his daughter even sat down last week.
Updated: May. 10, 2019 at 10:46 AM CDT
Gov. Kevin Stitt and Senate Republicans appear to have reached a tentative agreement on a plan to give Oklahoma teachers another $1,200 pay raise next year.
Updated: May. 6, 2019 at 12:47 PM CDT
|By Jen Phillips
Texoma schools are no stranger to severe weather, and they have plans in place to make sure kids are safe when in their care.
Updated: May. 1, 2019 at 9:30 PM CDT
A Texoma school district is closed Thursday due to downed power lines.
Updated: May. 1, 2019 at 7:23 AM CDT
Several Texoma schools districts are closed Wednesday, after overnight storms caused damage and power outages.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2019 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
Talk might be cheap, but it is what brought home a fourth consecutive state championship for the Ardmore High School fine arts.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2019 at 4:01 PM CDT
The University of North Texas will be offering top students at Sherman High School guaranteed admission.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2019 at 5:59 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
Lower income families in Ardmore will now be able to send their children to an accredited private school.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2019 at 10:43 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
A plan to force more Oklahoma school districts to return to five-day school weeks has cleared the Oklahoma Senate.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2019 at 6:18 PM CDT
|By Shelby Dowler
Murray State College took its next step in a program that would pair farmers with schools to learn about the process of growing industrial hemp.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2019 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By KXII Staff
Thousands of teachers and school staff throughout Texas gathered at the State Capitol today to demand more funding for public school students, staff and retired educators.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2019 at 9:49 PM CST
The Oklahoma State Board of Education has approved the release of new A-F report cards for public schools.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2019 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Kristen Weaver
Last week, we first told you about a charter school system that already serves 18,000 kids across two states looking for parent input on possibly bringing a campus to Sherman-Denison.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2019 at 6:35 PM CST
|By Shelby Dowler
Eight Oklahoma colleges are partnering with farmers in a new program to study the growth of hemp. One of the schools is Murray State College in Tishomingo. Find out what MSC students and faculty hope to find through the program.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2019 at 3:50 PM CST
|By KXII Staff
Oklahoma education officials say a new A-F grading system for public schools could be implemented soon.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2019 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Crystal Martinez
The Red Cross spent Wednesday morning teaching Madill Elementary students about emergency preparedness.