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Amidst Chaos, Schools Try to Create Order

October 22, 2019February 3, 2020 Bethany Erickson 1 Comment Dallas ISD, ESD, Highland Park gymnastics, Highland Park Scots, Kennedy Downing, L.D. Bell Invitational, Linda Tran, Nicolas Gregory, schools, St. Mark's, St. Monica, tornado, tornado 2019, Toys for Tots Invitational, Walnut Hill Elementary, Xander McLendon

Less than 24 hours after a tornado struck down nearly an entire feeder pattern’s worth of Dallas ISD schools, superintendent

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Community Rallies to Help Schools Hit Hardest by Tornado

October 22, 2019February 3, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, giving, Thomas Jefferson High School, tornado, tornado 2019, Walnut Hill Elementary

Monday, Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa did not mince words about how badly some of the schools in the direct

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Dallas ISD Board Talks Class Sizes

October 18, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments class sizes, Dallas ISD, Dallas ISD board of trustees

For anyone who is a regular at Dallas ISD school board meetings, Thursday night’s meeting was probably a surprise — no

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After Social Media Uproar, Dallas ISD Backs Off More SB 1882 Partnerships

October 16, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments charter schools, Dallas ISD, Dustin Marshall, education, Joyce Foreman, magnet schools

It started, it seems, on social media — Facebook, to be exact. After a much-discussed foray into a new state law

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Dallas ISD Welcomes Esports

October 14, 2019 Contributor 0 Comments competitive electronic gaming, Dallas ISD, Esports

About 64 schools in Dallas ISD are welcoming esports, competitive electron gaming, as an extracurricular activity this year.

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Hillcrest High School Welcomes Back Colin Allred

October 4, 2019November 15, 2019 Contributor 0 Comments Colin Allred, Dallas ISD, DISD, education, Hillcrest High School, Rotary Club of Park Citie, schools

Growing up as the child of a Dallas ISD teacher, U.S. Rep Colin Allred learned from a young age the importance of education and putting in the work

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Pardon The Mess; Hillcrest Is Improving

October 1, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments construction, Dallas ISD, DISD, Hillcrest High School, preston hollow, schools

As the captain of the girls volleyball team, Hillcrest High School senior Skyy Owens was ecstatic to see the school’s newly completed competition gym when she returned from summer break.

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Neighbors Work to Increase Use of W.T. White Track

August 23, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Dallas, Dallas ISD, Dallas ISD track, healthy, multipurpose, Patsy Shropshire, Track, W.T. White High School, workout area

The Wellness Connection project would turn a weedy, ant-hilled vacant area at the south end of the W.T. White High School track into a “multi-generational, multi-ability” outdoor exercise area.

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GALLERY: United to Learn Holds Learning Launch

July 29, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Back to School, Dallas ISD, DISD, DISD, Gallery, Learning Launch, schools, United to Learn

Through August 16, United to Learn is hosting Learning Launch, an annual back-to-school drive that accelerates student learning by equipping teachers and students with critical teaching supplies not met by limited public school budgets.

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Sponsors, Volunteers Make Over Campuses

May 27, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Community, Community Campus Day, Dallas ISD, preston hollow, schools, United to Learn, Volunteering

With a $135,000 investment from 38 community sponsors, more than 450 volunteers made upgrades this spring to 35 school hallways and finished more than 21 outdoor projects.

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Dallas’ Summer Reading Challenge To Kickoff June 1

May 27, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Aladdin, City of Dallas Mayor’s Office, Dallas ISD, Dallas library, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Dallas Public Library, Festival of Books and Ideas, Music Hall at Fair Park, Summer Reading Challenge

In his final year in office, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings will join local families to kick off the 2019 Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge at the Festival of Books and Ideas on June 1.