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Dallas ISD Racial Equity Office established the Multicultural Studies and History Advisory Council. This group will serve as an advocacy council for creating multicultural studies, experiences and opportunities for student and adult voices to be heard, engaged and expressed in education. This council will support the Racial Equity Office in its efforts to engage various sources from literature to oral history in an effort  to educate and celebrate a variety of cultures. “This council marks a powerful moment in the history of Dallas ISD. We are excited to engage people from many different ethnic groups and cultures to empower all…

The Dallas ISD Social Studies Department recognized National Red Nose Day on May 24. National Red Nose Day was launched in the United Kingdom with the goal of using comedy to raise money and help those leading tough lives. The vision?  Creating a world free from poverty. The program was launched in America in 2015 and since has raised over $100 million and helped over 8 million children. Red Nose Day in School provides educators with free resources to help their students understand the issue of child poverty, develop empathy, and inspire them to create positive change.  For more information:…

Hillcrest senior Hayden B. Jackson is the recipient of the “First in Sustainability Scholarship Award” from Green Mountain College (GMC). The award comes with a full, four-year scholarship to the Vermont college, which is the most highly awarded college for sustainability. Jackson founded The Environmental League at Hillcrest to work with students from other local high schools to clean up a nearby polluted pond. In an essay as part of the scholarship application, Jackson describes the project and how he will use his GMC education to develop solutions and grow the Dallas-area movement he helped start. “At a time of…

Students at J.N. Ervin Elementary School met with their tutors at Toyota who have helped them read through TutorMate, an online tutoring program that connects volunteers with students to engage in virtual readings. “We are here at J.N. Ervin to stay,” said Wendy Walker with Toyota. “We have fallen in love with this school and want to spend a lot of time here and feed into everything positive here and help these students flourish.” Toyota also donated 2,000 books to the school’s library at the end-of-year celebration on May 25. “We are thankful to have this joint partnership with Toyota and…