Junior League Awards Grants to 6 PH Teachers
The Junior League of Dallas gave 51 Dallas ISD teachers awards of up to $2,500 through the annual Grants for Innovative Teaching program.
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Thomas Jefferson HS Projected to Open in January
Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde looks forward to a “homecoming” for the students displaced after the October 2019 tornado destroyed Thomas Jefferson High School.
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Boundary Lines to Change for Walnut Hill, Withers, Foster
Dallas ISD is re-evaluating boundary lines for Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy, Foster Elementary, and Withers Elementary.
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Superintendent Sees Her Role as Lifting Up Dallas ISD
Stephanie Elizalde wore W.T. White orange during a recent meet and greet at the high school and explained how she views her role as Dallas Independent School District superintendent.
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Broadway Dallas Announces Partnership with Dallas ISD
Broadway Dallas and Dallas ISD are starting a district-wide program to bring teaching artists to classrooms to provide instruction related to a live production.
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School Safety Stays Top of Mind
School safety remains top of the list for Dallas ISD and, specifically, new Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde.
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Educators Prepare for Upcoming Academic Year
Teach for America has welcomed nearly 100 first-year teachers to Dallas ISD for the fall to train through the organization’s new hybrid instructional model.
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Meet Dallas ISD’s New Superintendent
Dallas ISD is welcoming back its chief of school leadership of 10 years to replace superintendent Michael Hinojosa who is retiring after a two stint, 13-year tenure.
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Letter to the Editor
On behalf of the entire team at Big Thought, we want to say thank you to Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, who plans to leave Dallas ISD later this year.
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Editor Becomes Principal For a Day — and a Student of Schooling
“My dad goes to work,” the tiny kindergartener said one Wednesday after asking me if I went to work. “Do you know him?”
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Long Wait: New Facilities Have Helped Boost Longhorns, Panthers
When W.T. White High School football coach Tony Johnson first arrived on campus four years ago, his players lifted weights in a double-wide trailer with holes in the floor.
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