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At the start of the school year, some parents were feeling a bit anxious about trying to understand the new changes coming to Edison as part of the Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) initiative, which aims to boost student achievement by staffing identified schools with high-performing principals and teachers. Later, after Edison’s open house was held, parents and students began to feel the change and the new “you can do it” environment after watching the new group of teachers and the new principal interacting with the students with a high level of excitement. “Students are feeling good about themselves and are embracing…

The Dallas Morning News profiled the strong bond between civil rights pioneer Sam Tasby, who passed away last month, and the district school that is named after him. Tasby, who fought to desegregate Dallas ISD schools, remained at the heart of the school community, according to the article. Click here to read the full DMN story. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News

Nine Dallas Independent School District teachers have been named winners of the “Service Above Self Teacher Awards” presented by the Rotary Club of Dallas. The award is presented annually by the Rotary club to teachers who demonstrate excellence in their profession and go the extra mile to serve students and the community. Divided by grade level, first place winners received a cash award of $2,500, with second place winners earning $800 and third place winners $500. In addition, each winner received a customized plaque and an American flag that had been flown over the U.S. Capitol in their honor and…

Every week during high school football season, the Hub will preview the three highest profile games featuring Dallas ISD teams. Week 2: Sept 3-5 Skyline vs. Arlington Martin When: Friday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Forester Stadium, 8233 Military Pkwy. Sunset vs. Adamson When: Saturday, Sept. 5 at 4:30 p.m. Where: John Kincaide Stadium, 8901 S. Polk St. Carter vs. Kimball When: Saturday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Where: John Kincaide Stadium, 8901 S. Polk St.

Imagine starting a completely new kind of school where the experiences will be unprecedented for both students and teachers. Even after only one week, the two new Dallas ISD Choice Schools—the Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy at James W. Fannin and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) Middle School at D.A. Hulcy—are making it work. Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy at James W. Fannin It’s the first Friday morning of the school year at the Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy at James W. Fannin, and the ninth-graders are quietly moving from one class to the next. Instead of a bell…

On this episode of Ed Talk with Dr. Bravo, Dr. Robert Bravo, the Dallas ISD Chief of School Leadership, spoke with leaders from the Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation about the district’s School Choice initiative. Mike Koprowski, Chief of Transformation and Innovation, explained how choice schools aim to tap into a student’s individual learning style, personality, and aspirations. Koprowski and Mohammed Choudhury, Director of Transformation and Innovation, also explain what actions a teacher or administrator can take to launch a choice or transformation school. “If you’ve thought about launching your dream school in Dallas, this is your opportunity to…

Simply put, Dallas ISD teachers consistently do incredible work inside their classrooms. This video is a friendly reminder of how district teachers leave their mark in extraordinary ways.

Dallas ISD Police Officer Kimberly Stangarone taught herself sign language so that she could better communicate with deaf students at J.L. Long Middle School. WFAA-Channel 8 followed Stangarone on the campus, where she has worked for the past three years. Click here to read the full story and watch the video.

For School of Science and Engineering alum Larry Tyler (2003), lessons learned at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center magnet helped him carve out a career in the mortgage industry. Today, despite his many career milestones, it’s the little people in his life who are his biggest accomplishment by far. AlumNow, a Hub feature that checks in with district alumni to see where they are now, recently caught up with Tyler for an update and for some sound advice for students. What are you doing now? I’m Vice President of Servicing for Nationstar Mortgage. My departments help customers keep their accounts in good standing,…

On a trip this summer, Scot Pankey found his New York groove by asking people to dance with him. The resulting video shows him dancing with strangers to the Bee Gee’s “You Should Be Dancing.” Pankey, a teacher at Dallas ISD’s A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School, became an Internet sensation in January along with his students when a video they created at the school went viral. In it, Pankey danced with students to “Uptown Funk.” One particular upload of the video has surpassed 13 million views on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EUEg7kd6Cg