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The 1 For All program recently announced the 40 winners of their First Amendment Challenge, including Rosa Rodriguez, a journalism and Spanish teacher at Sunset High School. Each awardee received $1,000 in recognition of their outstanding lesson plans and student projects. The challenge asked high school teachers across the country to share the ways they teach about First Amendment freedoms, and encouraged innovation and creativity in the classroom. The American Society of News Editors’ (ASNE) Youth Journalism Initiative coordinated the challenge. “I love teaching journalism and facilitating media production,” said Rodriguez, who gained hands-on journalism experience as a reporter in…

This week, Dallas ISD students are winding up participation in the two-week annual Summer Dance Intensive at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. The camp provides focused instruction on particular styles of dance, from hip-hop to ballet, jazz to modern and beyond. Students were chosen to participate in the camp after auditions. The camp will culminate in a performance on Saturday, June 27.

Dallas ISD offers summer camps that cater to a variety of interests, from dance and music to science and technology. Camps are offered at schools across the district. Many are free of charge, and some offer free breakfast, lunch and transportation. Parents can see program details on the attached list of summer enrichment opportunities. In most instances, campus counselors have applications and full details about enrichment programs. Learn more about the summer camps, and how they foster a love of learning, in the above video.

Retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Davis has been named Director of Army Instruction of the Year by the U.S. Army’s Cadet Command, which is based at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Davis is the director of Army Instruction for Dallas ISD’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program. His commendation is one of 12 national awards of excellence presented by the U.S. Army Cadet Command, which is responsible for the Army’s junior and senior ROTC programs. On the Cadet Command website, Army officials said the awards recognize the recipients’ “contributions to training excellence and their roles in furthering the Command’s dual missions…

The contributions of district employees will help make dreams of college a reality for 10 recent Dallas ISD graduates. The students will receive $1,000 scholarships funded by the annual employee UNCF giving campaign. Outgoing Superintendent Miles Miles and Trustees Lew Blackburn and Bernadette Nutall recently joined UNCF representatives at a ceremony held to honor the recipients. The students plan to attend public and private institutions as diverse as historically-black Prairie View A&M, Langston and Howard universities, and state schools Texas Woman’s and Texas A&M universities. The students’ intended majors are just as diverse, with some planning to pursue studies in business…

Eric Cowan, president of the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Independent School District, released the following statement in response to Mike Miles resigning as Dallas ISD superintendent: “Over the past three years, Dallas ISD has taken bold steps with one common goal: to improve the quality of education we provide to the students of Dallas ISD. It hasn’t always been easy, and it hasn’t always been comfortable, but through it all, Superintendent Miles stayed the course and continued to push for transformation. The Board is committed to working together to quickly find new, strong leadership for our school district, and we are…

Noting that the most critical pieces needed to transform Dallas ISD have been put in place, Mike Miles announced his resignation as Dallas ISD superintendent on Tuesday morning. Miles will continue to serve as superintendent until Thursday night’s board meeting. Deputy Superintendent Ann Smisko will assume leadership of day-to-day operations as acting superintendent. Dr. Smisko has worked in education for more than 40 years. She has worked in Dallas ISD for the past three years, overseeing both the Dallas ISD School Leadership division and Curriculum and Instruction this past year. “Ann Smisko is fully capable of managing the day-to-day operations…

Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles will make an announcement at 9:30 a.m. People can view a livestream of the announcement by clicking here.

Kids can help improve the environment, too! Instead of tossing out toys that are outgrown, donate them to a local organization. Old books and stuffed animals could bring happiness to another child. Conserve energy by shutting down electronics when not in use. Parents will appreciate the lower electricity bill! Spend time outdoors and plant a tree. A single tree will absorb 1 ton of carbon dioxide, which releases oxygen back into the air. The oxygen trees provide gives us clean air to breathe. Talking with friends and family about the simple ways to go green can make planet-friendly habits a…

Think back to your eighth-grade business, marketing and finance class. Well, that might be a bit difficult for some because, chances are, you didn’t have one. However, as school districts today develop more rigorous, engaging and relevant curriculums, middle school students like those in Dee Coyle’s eighth-grade business/marketing/finance class this past school year learned how to run a business. With words like entrepreneur, disposal value and depreciation being the center of class discussions, “it’s kind of like teaching a foreign language,” Coyle jokes. Coyle is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher at Harold Wendell Lang Sr. Middle School. In…