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TAG again named best high school in United States
0The School for the Talented and Gifted at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (TAG) has been named the best high school in the nation for the fourth consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. TAG was joined in the top 10 of the annual rankings by the School for Science and Engineering, which earned the No. 5 spot. Overall, 13 Dallas ISD campuses, including six based at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, received gold, silver or bronze medals in the magazine’s Best High Schools rankings. The School for the Talented and Gifted at Townview also earned the magazine’s top honor in 2012,…
Dallas ISD School Board Trustee vote results
0Edwin Flores, Dan Micciche and Bernadette Nutall won their school board races on Saturday evening. Flores will represent District 1, Micciche will continue to represent District 3, and Nutall will continue to represent District 9. Trustees are elected to serve three-year terms of office.
Seven Dallas ISD students receive coveted Gates Scholarship
0To be singled out among 57,000 of the nation’s high school graduates as a recipient of the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship is a monumental accomplishment for any student. Even more impressive is to have seven students from one school district chosen among this coveted group. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program recently announced that seven Dallas ISD students were selected to receive full scholarships to any accredited college or university of their choice located in the U.S. The scholarships are good through graduation, meaning they are renewable based on program guidelines throughout a student’s higher educational pursuits—from the undergraduate to the master and doctoral…
Dallas celebrities, superintendent chime in for Teacher Appreciation Week (video)
0Watch as local music, radio and television celebrities tell Dallas ISD teachers how they feel about teachers in fun and thoughtful ways. Pass it on; let your favorite teacher know how you feel about the difference they have made in your life. Research shows that students are successful when there is strong leadership at every campus, effective teachers in every classroom and high expectations for students and staff. As part of national Teacher Appreciation Week, Dallas ISD spent the week honoring teachers for the hard work and dedication they devote to positively impacting students’ lives. Superintendent Mike Miles believes teaching to be…