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School for the Talented and Gifted named the best high school in America for fifth consecutive year
0U.S. News & World Report has named the School for the Talented and Gifted at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (TAG) as the best high school in the nation for the fifth consecutive year. TAG was joined in the top 10 of the annual rankings by the School for Science and Engineering, which earned the No. 4 spot. Overall, 13 Dallas Independent School District campuses received gold, silver or bronze medals in the magazine’s Best High Schools rankings. The School for the Talented and Gifted also earned the magazine’s top honor in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. “There is not just one thing…
Special event announces expansion of Dallas ISD Early College High School Model (video)
0Dallas ISD officials joined the Dallas County Community College District at Eastfield College this week to announce the expansion of the Dallas ISD early college high school model. Starting Fall 2016, Dallas ISD will add eight new collegiate academies with the support of DCCCD to offer up to 60 hours of college credit at no cost to the student. This means that by the time freshman entering the collegiate academies graduate high school, many will have completed enough college credit hours to receive an associate’s degree. “The fact that we’ve had 1,300 eighth-graders that are becoming ninth-graders apply for the…
Lassiter Early College High School hosts Michigan community college leaders
0Leadership from Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan visited Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School at El Centro College this week to learn what makes the Blue Ribbon School successful. “We want to grow in Grand Rapids, which means we have to go where people are doing it well and learn what we can,” said David Selmon, associate dean of academic outreach at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC). “That’s why we are here today.” GRCC Dean of Academic Outreach Dan Clark said he was particularly interested in the strong partnership Dallas ISD has with the Dallas County…
It’s official: P-TECH to open in Seagoville
0It’s official: a P-TECH (Pathways to Technology Early College High School) will open in Seagoville High School next fall. The Texas Education Agency on Tuesday formally approved Dallas ISD’s request to open the P-TECH inside Seagoville High School. The approval, which is provisional, will become official this summer. Meanwhile, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has named Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to the state’s first P-TECH Advisory Committee. Hinojosa is one of 13 members on the advisory council that will identify the specific goals and metrics for a P-TECH model in Texas and promote education and business partnerships across the state. “I want Texas…