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I am going to keep this update short. When I asked you to email your state legislators that public school educators did not want vouchers, you answered the call. In addition, when Dallas ISD joined school districts all over Texas to sound the alarm on school funding, nearly 10,000 emails were sent to lawmakers. Thank you. The good news is that enough state representatives heard us, and a voucher bill has yet to make it onto the floor of the Texas House. The bad news is that the Texas Senate is holding any new public school funding contingent on voucher approval. They…

Dallas ISD organiza el primer torneo de ajedrez para escuelas primarias en distintas zonas de la ciudad Los estudiantes de 104 escuelas participaron en el primer torneo de ajedrez de primaria, celebrado en Thomas Jefferson High School y Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, donde mostraron sus habilidades y compitieron contra sus compañeros. Participaron cerca de 1600 estudiantes de primaria en tres rondas de ajedrez. Había jugadores experimentados que mostraron lo mucho que saben del ajedrez, así como principiantes que estaban aprendiendo a jugar. El ambiente era electrizante mientras los niños competían con la esperanza de ganar los mejores premios. En…

Students from 104 schools were able to showcase their chess skills while competing against their peers at the first-ever multi-location elementary chess tournament, held at Thomas Jefferson High School and Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. Almost 1,600 young chess players from grades kindergarten to fifth- grade participated in three rounds of chess. The students were a mix of experienced and new players, with some showing off their advanced chess skills, while others were just learning the game. The atmosphere was electric as the young players competed in hopes of winning top prizes. Overall, there were 159 individual gold medal winners,…

Grad Goals: From Sunset Bisonettes to Boomer Sooner! Meet Diego A., Sunset High School’s first male drill team captain in all of its 70-year history. Diego will be attending The University of Oklahoma after graduation as a modern dance major and hopes to be part of a professional dance company someday. Congrats, Diego! To share your unique graduation story, visit our website and stay tuned on our social media channels to see other Dallas ISD students we are highlighting throughout May. You can also share your grad’s story by: Posting your grad’s story on social media and tagging Dallas ISD…

Students from seven Dallas County schools and three schools in Tarrant County got a chance to see government in action this spring in a visit to the Capitol in Austin. The 91 student members of Student Voter Empowerment Clubs (SVEC) had the opportunity to observe floor activity in the Texas House chamber, where they saw bills introduced, explained, and debated, and even witnessed the passage of a bill. After the session, the students met with eight legislators or members of their staff to learn about their roles and responsibilities. The legislators included Reps. Salman Bhojani (D-Euless), Victoria Neave (D-Dallas), John…

Estudiantes de sexto grado de Dallas ISD representaron a 20 países en la conferencia Model UN de este año que se llevó a cabo en Ellis Davis Field House a principios de mayo. Antes de la conferencia, los estudiantes trabajaron en el desarrollo de sus habilidades de investigación, oratoria, lectura, escritura, resolución de problemas y participación como ciudadanos del mundo. Llegaron a la conferencia dispuestos a divertirse y a interactuar con sus compañeros para intercambiar ideas y conocimientos sobre sus países respectivos. Los estudiantes practicaron sus habilidades de liderazgo y enseñanza mientras “recorrían” los países representados. “Al participar en la…

Sixth graders from across Dallas ISD represented 20 countries at this year’s Model UN Conference held at Ellis Davis Field House in early May. Leading up to the conference, the students worked on developing their skills in research, public speaking, reading, writing, problem-solving, and participating as global citizens. They came to the conference prepared to have fun and engage with fellow students to exchange ideas and knowledge about their respective countries. The students practiced their leadership and teaching skills as they “toured” the countries represented. “As the sixth-grade students engage at the MUN conference, they begin to understand the necessary…

Convertirse en maestra siempre estuvo en la mente de Allison Eddy, pero hasta que trabajó como maestra suplente fue que se dio cuenta de lo poderosas que eran las conexiones que creó con sus estudiantes. “Fui maestra suplente a largo plazo durante seis semanas, y sentí que era mi salón de clases”, dijo. “Una noche, recibí un mensaje de texto que decía que ya no iba a ser la suplente. Me rompió el corazón. Realmente conocía a mis alumnos, y decidí que no quería que me sacaran del salón de clases nunca más. Así que me inscribí y obtuve mi…

Becoming a teacher was always in the back of Allison Eddy’s mind, but she said she did not take the leap until she became a substitute teacher and saw how powerful the connections she formed with her students could be. “I was a long-term sub for six weeks, and it felt like my classroom,” she said. “Then one evening I got a text that I was no longer going to be their substitute. That broke my heart. I really knew my students, and I never wanted to be pulled from a class again. So I signed up and got my…

Un estudiante motivado para el éxito Eran las 11 de la noche y Benjamin K. ya casi se dormía luego de un partido de béisbol. Quería descansar para el partido del día siguiente, pero su padre lo llamó con una noticia: “Acabas de recibir un correo electrónico que habla de una beca completa”, dijo. Benjamin, estudiante de 12.o grado en Kimball High School, había sido admitido al programa de STEM de Texas Christian University, donde estudiaría ingeniería mecánica gracias a una beca valorada en aproximadamente $300,000. El estudiante no lo podía creer: “Tuve que leer el correo unas 20 veces…