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Learn the skinny on becoming college-bound
0Upperclassman shares outlook on college prep ideas Thousands of juniors and seniors scouted some of the nation’s top colleges, universities and career fields at the Districtwide College Fair on Sept. 17. Some students, such as Kendell Long, a senior at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, are playing the waiting game after submitting applications before the start of the school year. George Washington University, Syracuse University and Texas Christian University are some of the schools he is eyeing. The College and Career Readiness department offers helpful tips to students who are gearing up for the admissions process. Take a look at…
Texas Instruments volunteers spruce up inside and out at Ireland Elementary
0Do kids notice flowers and landscaping around their schools? Does it make a difference when their school has curb appeal? John Ireland Principal Sharron Jackson would answer with a resounding yes. That’s why Jackson was elated when United Way connected the school with Texas Instruments employees for a day of service and beautification at the southeast Dallas campus. Jackson, an avid gardener who knows her way around a planting bed, was outside on a recent Wednesday morning long before the volunteers arrived, identifying the donated plants and placing them along the front of the campus where she felt they might…
What does ‘Attendance for Credit’ mean for your student?
0This primer will explain the program and how it helps students graduate college- and career-ready A recent discussion in the community regarding Dallas ISD’s implementation of the “Attendance for Credit” program may leave you with questions about the purpose of the program and how it impacts students and their diplomas. Below is a quick primer regarding the program and what it means for students who are on course to graduate but may struggling to meet attendance requirements: What is the Attendance for Credit program and what training has been provided to administrators in the past? The Texas Legislature passed…
Dallas ISD’s Wide Area Network remains fastest among districts nationwide
0Though a recent media report suggested otherwise, schools in the Dallas Independent School District continue to have access to a high-speed wide area network unsurpassed by any school district in the country. Dallas ISD’s network is supported by a non-shared bandwidth of 20 gigabytes per second to each of the district’s 224 campuses, far surpassing a goal by President Barack Obama to have a network of 1GB per second to every campus by 2018. A media report last week suggested that the Los Angeles Unified School District has a stronger network because it has an Internet bandwidth of 30Gbps, with…