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As part of Dallas ISD’s effort to provide choices for families, the district has been expanding its two-way dual-language program, which helps prepare students for success in the global workforce. Here is what to know about the two-way dual-language program. What is a two-way dual-language program? A two-way dual-language program puts Spanish-speaking and English-speaking students in the same classroom, teaches them the same curriculum in both languages, and creates bilingual, bicultural and biliterate students. Over the course of a day in a two-way dual-language classroom, Spanish-speaking and English-speaking students are taught together certain subjects (such as science) in Spanish and…

Dallas ISD on March 8 released the following statement to staff regarding the William H. Cotton Building: Dear Staff: We wanted to make you aware of information that has recently come to us regarding the water sources at the William H. Cotton Building located on Lamar Street. In late January 2016, district officials requested EFI Global, an environmental health and safety firm, to test the facility’s water. On Monday, March 7, the district received the findings of the report, which concluded that some of the water sources at the Cotton Building are non-potable. The Cotton Building serves as a work…

For Wilmer-Hutchins High School juniors Paloma Quiroga and Jeremy Tezano, three years of dedication to the Culinary Arts program is helping them cook up something special. On Feb. 20, eight student teams from five Dallas ISD high schools competed in the Cooking up Change culinary competition sponsored by the Healthy Schools Campaign. As the first place team, Quiroga and Tezano earned an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. in June to compete in the national competition against other high school culinary teams from around the country. Quiroga and Tezano’s accomplishments have made them the CW 33 Class Acts of the…

The Lincoln High School Tigers boys basketball team will compete this Friday in the 4A state semi-finals in San Antonio. The Tigers (22-14) will take on LaMarque (33-8) at 3 p.m. at the San Antonio Aladome. Viewers can watch the game by tuning into Time Warner Cable Channel 323, or online via the National Federation of State High Schools Association’s website or app with a subscription. As 11-4A district, area and regional champs, this is the Lincoln boys basketball team’s first trip to state in 12 years. Its last semifinal appearance was in 2004, when Lincoln faced at two-point loss to Houston…

Dallas ISD is holding more than 10 public meetings to provide information and receive feedback on the proposed 2016–17 budget. All budget sessions are from 6–7:30 p.m. The meetings are: March 8 Arthur Kramer Elementary School, 7131 Midbury Dr. Dan D. Rogers Elementary School, 5314 Abrams Road March 9 Robert T. Hill Middle School, 505 Easton Road Seagoville Middle School, 950 Woody Road Eduardo Mata Elementary School, 7420 La Vista Dr. March 22 Billy Earl Dade Middle School, 2727 Al Lipscomb Way John Q. Adams Elementary School, 8239 Lake June Road March 23 Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle School, 2700 Remond…

The bright, mid afternoon sunshine slices through thick black curtains. The warm light bathes a group of 30 teens sitting on the floor, each with a script in hand. There is fidgeting and giggling as concentration ebbs and flows like an unpredictable wind that intermittently picks up steam. It’s Tuesday at Marsh Preparatory Academy and Wendy Powell’s advanced drama class is taking first stabs at reading The Outsiders. The roles are just mapped and the classic play, still relevant and controversial decades after its debut, is fresh for these budding actors. The advanced drama class, consisting of seasoned Big Thought…

WFAA reports on a peer tutoring program at Roger Mills Elementary that is showing promising results. The program has “brilliant” students such as Keith Moriel, who is in the second grade, act as a teacher to help other students understand a lesson. Go here to view the full story from WFAA.

Eighth-graders from Billy Earl Dade Middle School who will attend James Madison High School next year as freshmen got a firsthand look at the school and the programs it offers on Friday, March 4. After a pep rally-style orientation that included performances by the school’s cheerleaders, drill team and band, students could talk to students and staff members who are involved in the various programs. One major change will be that next year, Madison will offer a Collegiate Academy program. Principal Gayle Ferguson Smith said that Madison’s student population is one of its benefits; it is the smallest Dallas ISD high…

When Nancy Churnin was writing her children’s book about William Hoy, the deaf Major League Baseball Player who had a significant impact on the sport in the early 20th century, her mind kept returning to the deaf and hearing-impaired students at Stonewall Jackson Elementary. “These students at Stonewall Jackson are living what I’m writing about,” Churnin said. “This book is about the wonderful things that can happen when deaf and non-deaf people work together. Here at Stonewall Jackson Elementary, they live that every day.” Churnin, who is also the theatre critic for the Dallas Morning News, kicked off her school…

Diego, a fourth-grader at Carr Elementary, likes playing video games and sports, hanging out with friends, and watching the Dallas Cowboys (Tony Romo is his favorite player). In other words, Diego is similar to many ordinary fourth-grade boys across the city. However, Diego had to overcome extraordinary challenges after he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2014. Diego’s family volunteered to be bone marrow donors and his sister, Erika, was a 100-percent match. Diego had a bone marrow transplant and, by January 2015, was in remission. Diego has been medication free as of Feb. 1. And while Diego is feeling better…