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Advocating Education In The Philippines

November 25, 2020November 18, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Community, Computer Learning Centers, education, Park Cities, Peace Corps, Rotary Club of Park Cities, The Little Children of the Philippines

Bud Naifeh of the Rotary Club of Park Cities couldn’t have known when he started a project to advance computer literacy and education in the Philippines just how vital those skills and resources would be in the time of COVID-19.

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Happenings on the Hill

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments 19th Amendment, Dallas Academy, Dallas Academy Internships, education, Happenings on the Hill, Schools, SMU

Dallas Academy and SMU enjoy what academy leaders call as “win-win” arrangement.

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Dallas ISD, TEA Launch Dashboards To Track COVID-19 Cases

October 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Dallas ISD, Dashboards, education, preston hollow, schools, Texas Education Agency

Regardless of whether Dallas ISD parents chose to keep children at home, learning virtually, or felt confident in sending them to school, they were nearly universal in asking for some easy way to track how many cases the district had.

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A Boy’s Take on Masks: Be Nice

October 27, 2020December 1, 2020 John Erickson 2 Comments Best of 2020 Nominee, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, education, Empathetic, news, People Newspapers, Voices

I am a fourth grader, but even fourth graders have opinions about things.

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Dallas ISD Puts $3.7 Billion Bond To Voters in November

October 12, 2020October 30, 2020 Bethany Erickson 1 Comment Bonds, coronavirus, Dallas ISD, Dallas ISD Bond 2020, education, Election, Michael Hinojosa, November, preston hollow, Schools, voters

When Dallas ISD debuted its potential 2020 bond package months ago, it was ambitious. It made waves. It attracted national attention. It was $3.7 billion.

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‘First-Day Jitters’ May Look Different This Year for Children

August 25, 2020December 29, 2020 Morgan Pryor 0 Comments Back to School, coronavirus, education, Emily Bush, schools, Trinity Christian Academy

With the start of the school year edging closer and the coronavirus pandemic showing little sign of slowing down, “first-day jitters” takes on a whole new meaning.

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Youth-Run Organization Advocates With Podcast, Online Articles

August 17, 2020August 13, 2020 Kate Clark 0 Comments education, GenTalks, Greenhill School, new/gen, protest, schools, Sheena Kwon, women's rights, Women’s March

Greenhill School junior Sheena Kwon created an organization to raise awareness, educate, and support the fight for women’s rights.

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High School Students of Color Post ‘An Open Letter To Highland Park’

August 6, 2020August 3, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, education, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Park Cities, protest

Since the first Black student enrolled at Highland Park High School in 1964, many students of color have felt unseen and unheard throughout their four years as Scots.

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Boone Prepares to Open During Unprecedented Circumstances

August 3, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Amanda Reyes, education, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Michael M. Boone Elementary Schoo, Park Cities, schools

Even before pandemic prompted school districts to pivot to virtual instruction, Highland Park ISD was preparing to make history by opening its fifth elementary school.