Todo estudiante que sea ciudadano estadounidense tiene la oportunidad de completar la solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA, por sus siglas en inglés). Cada año, el gobierno federal destina más de $120 millones en subvenciones y prestamos a más de 13 millones de estudiantes universitarios. Los estudiantes que planean continuar sus estudios en el año académico 2020-2021 pueden solicitar ayuda para pagar el costo de su educación postsecundaria. “A muchos estudiantes les preocupa por poder cubrir el costo de la matrícula y otros gastos. Pero no dejes que esos posibles costos te detengan”, declara la página de la FAFSA.…
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Chants of “no more gun violence” and signs promoting peace filled the sidewalk as students from Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence Middle School commemorated Malik Tyler, a classmate who was shot and killed over the summer. The students, school, and male district and community leaders gathered at YMLA Florence on Friday morning to join the Million Fathers March, a nationwide event encouraging fathers and father figures to get involved in their students’ lives. The march also honored Tyler’s life. “This is our call to action to end gun violence and crime in the Pleasant Grove community,” YMLA…
The Junior League of Dallas (JLD), along with presenting sponsor Texas Instruments (TI), recently awarded 50 Dallas ISD educators with grants of up to $2,000 each through the annual Grants for Innovative Teaching (GFIT) program. Since 1992, this JLD Signature Project has awarded over $1.9 million to Dallas ISD educators and is designed to encourage excellence in education by funding special projects addressing: reading and literacy enrichment; diversity; special education; science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); or arts and culture enrichment across one or more grade levels. This year, more than $92,000 was distributed to fund deserving educators’ winning projects.…
The application to request student aid from the federal government opens Tuesday, Oct. 1. All graduating seniors who are American citizens are eligible to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (or FAFSA). Every year, the federal government allocates more than $120 million in grants and loans for more than 13 million college students. Students who plan to attend a college or university during the 2020-2021 academic year can request funds to pay for higher-ed costs. “Many students worry that tuition and the other costs of continuing their education will be out of reach. But don’t let the potential…
La escuela, que lleva el nombre de Moisés E. Molina, músico y exmaestro de Dallas ISD, abrió sus puertas en agosto de 1997, sobre Duncanville Road, enfrente de Mountain View College. Conocido por sus amigos como Moe, Molina nació en McAllen, Texas en 1946. Obtuvo su título universitario en música de la Universidad de Texas en Arlington, y la maestría en educación de la Universidad del Norte de Texas en Denton. Despues de servir en el ejercito de Estados Unidos, Molina se unió al personal docente de Adamson High School en 1975. Cuando recién llegó a Adamson, la banda de…
Every week during Hispanic Heritage Month we are spotlighting a notable namesake of a Dallas ISD school. A musician and retired Dallas ISD teacher, Moisés E. Molina was known to his friends as Moe. Molina was born in 1946 and raised in McAllen, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Texas at Arlington and his Master of Education degree from the University of North Texas in Denton. After serving in the U.S. Army, Molina joined the staff at Adamson High School in 1975. When he started at Adamson, only 12 students were in the high…
El jueves, la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobó extender el contrato del superintendente Michael Hinojosa por cinco años, hasta el 2024. Hinojosa, quien se graduó de Sunset High School, comenzó su carrera en el ramo de la educación en 1979 en Stockard Middle School. Fue superintendente de Dallas ISD por primera vez de 2005–2011, y ocupa el mismo cargo desde que volvió al distrito en 2015. Bajo su mando, Dallas ISD ha logrado reducir de manera considerable el número de escuelas con bajo rendimiento y a la misma vez incrementado las opciones académicas para los estudiantes. Este año, Dallas…
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Thursday night approved a five-year contract extension for Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. His contract will go through 2024. Hinojosa is a Sunset High School graduate who started his education career in 1979 at Stockard Middle School. He led Dallas ISD as superintendent from 2005–2011, and has served as the district’s leader since returning in 2015. Under Hinojosa’s leadership, Dallas ISD has dramatically reduced its number of low-performing schools and increased the school choice options for students. Dallas ISD this year earned a “B” rating from the Texas Education Agency with a score of 86.
Tres planteles de Dallas ISD han obtenido el reconocimiento National Blue Ribbon School de 2019, uno de los mayores honores que puede recibir una escuela. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet School, Walnut Hill Elementary School y Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School ahora son oficialmente “Blue Ribbon Schools”. El Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. otorga el reconocimiento a escuelas en las que los estudiantes logran un rendimiento académico muy alto o donde se está alcanzando un progreso ejemplar para cerrar las brechas en el aprovechamiento. Sandra Barrios, directora de Jack Lowe Elementary School, contuvo las lagrimas mientras observaba un vídeo…
Three Dallas ISD schools have earned the 2019 National Blue Ribbon School award, one of the highest honors for a campus. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet School, Walnut Hill Elementary School and Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School are Blue Ribbon Schools. The U.S. Department of Education awards the Blue Ribbon recognition to schools where students perform at very high levels or where exemplary progress is being made toward closing achievement gaps. Lowe Elementary Principal Sandra Barrios held back tears as Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced in a video the school earned Blue Ribbon honors. Lowe Elementary School was an Improvement…