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Annual event focuses on State of Public Education in Dallas area
0The Dallas Regional Chamber welcomed business and civic leaders to downtown Dallas at the Sheraton Hotel for the district’s State of Public Education Address. Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath provided the keynote speech at the event. “We have to provide a system that is a common public education system that works for all of our young people,” Morath said. In addition to Morath’s address, the Dallas Regional Chamber hosted a roundtable of educational leaders. The panelists discussed current issues and best practices in public education today. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa joined Desoto ISD Superintendent Dr. David Harris and Yasmin Bhatia,…
Donors can help support Dallas ISD project on North Texas Giving Day
0On Thursday, Sept. 22, people will open their hearts – and wallets – to thousands of worthy causes on North Texas Giving Day. One of those causes is a project for Dallas ISD pre-K students. The “Backpack for Books” program will serve 600 district pre-K classrooms by providing each two backpacks filled with reading materials that families can use to work with their children at home. Each pre-K student will have the chance to take a backpack home twice during the school year. In addition to the books, which are geared for students beginning to learn how to read, there are…
Community celebrates historical marker unveiling at Harllee
0More than 200 community members came together at N.W. Harllee Early Childhood Center on Sept. 17 to celebrate the unveiling of the Official Texas Historical Marker for the 10th Street Historical District formerly known as “Freedman’s Town.” The 10th Street neighborhood is considered Oak Cliff’s most important African-American neighborhood, according to Preservation Dallas. The development is thought to date back to the post-Civil War era when freed slaves settled there. “This historical marker is very significant because this community is a big part of Dallas history that has been overlooked,” said Shaun Montgomery, a community member who was among those…
More Dallas ISD schools see academic gains, earn TEA distinctions
0The Texas Education Agency announced that 68 percent of Dallas ISD campuses have earned at least one academic distinction designation, up from 60 percent of schools in 2015. For reference, 57.6 percent of Dallas ISD campuses in 2014 and 55.2 percent of campuses in 2013 earned at least one distinction. Overall, 17 Dallas ISD campuses in 2016 earned the maximum possible number of distinctions for their group. “We are encouraged that more of our schools are earning academic distinctions, and all of our teachers, principals and staff should take pride in work they are doing every day,” Dallas ISD Chief…