Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD students are invited to attend an upcoming Career and Technical Education (CTE)  job fair.  This virtual job fair will be held Wednesday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free for all Dallas ISD students and alumni ages 16-24.   Students, check with your teacher, then log on and meet with over 45 local employers. Be sure to have a PDF resume and come camera ready.  Great jobs with great pay!  Participating employers include Baylor, Scott and White Health, the City of Dallas, ERG International, CareFlight, Amazon, Starbucks, Texas Instruments, FedEx and more.  Register Here. For…

Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year finalist Wildrem Andrade Matamoros. Born in Honduras, Wildrem Andrade Matamoros moved to Dallas at the age of nine and was enrolled at Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary in Dallas ISD. Eleven years later, she would return to that same school, this time as a first-year bilingual teacher.  Throughout her youth, Andrade Matamoros credits the teachers she met along the way who inspired her to set and reach important life goals. Andrade Matamoros became the…

A graduating senior from Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School who is headed to the University of Texas at Arlington has earned a Tu Futuro scholarship from Univision Dallas-Fort Worth that not only brings a life-changing educational opportunity, but enables them to make an impact in their community. Univision Dallas-Fort Worth, the area’s leading Spanish-language station group and the most-watched television station regardless of language, and UT Arlington, designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and ranked among the Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanic Students, have partnered together for the Univision Tu Futuro Tu Comunidad Scholarship. The program launched…

FRONT ROW, from left—Courtney Jones, daughter of the late Dr. Helen Jones; Dr. Delores Seamster; Lela Herron; Harnell Williams; Shirley Fisher.  BACK ROW, from left—Rev. Darrell W. Pryor, son of the late Rev. Dr. George W. Pryor, Trailblazer awardee; Carolyn Bailey; Carolyn Thompson; Orethann Price; Dr. Robbie Pipkin; and Billy Allen, board member of the African American Museum. Willie Crowder, who was unable to attend, is shown in the individual photo. Ten noted educators were inducted into the African American Education Archives and History Program (AAEAHP) Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 2. The Class of 2020 induction ceremony,…