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Dee-1, a rapper who went viral with his song about paying off his student loans, visited Charles A. Gill Elementary School to talk with students about financial literacy in a fun and engaging way. Dee-1 has partnered with Price Waterhouse Coopers to bring his message of financial literacy across the country. Go here to see a story from CW 33 on the rapper’s visit to Gill Elementary.

KPMG recently sponsored a Read to Succeed Book Fair at Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School. Each student had the opportunity to choose five books and enjoy some word games and snacks. Also, KPMG partners and staff members visited upper grade classrooms to talk about how important math is in their jobs. This book fair was in addition to many other gifts provided by KPMG this school year. KPMG has donated books for all students at 15 schools, distributed 5,000 at the district’s Read to Me event on March 4, and committed to an additional $35,000 for books to be distributed to all students enrolled in…

Spend the next 92 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Sweet success Robert T. Hill Middle School won first place in the annual Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Cookie Box Creations Competition with its replica of Amelia Earhart’s flight. (See their creation) Longhorn Leadership Forum The W.T. White High School Student Council hosted a leadership forum that gave more than 40 elementary and middle school students from the feeder pattern an inside look at everything the school has to offer. (Learn more) State champions Congratulations to Madison High School’s boys basketball team for…

Trustees voted yesterday to consolidate several schools as part of an effort to better support students and staff, bring premiere educational experiences to families in the area, and most effectively use district resources. Under the plan, beginning in fall 2017, students who now attend Amelia Earhart Learning Center will go to Martinez Elementary School, and students attending Carver Learning Center will go to C.F. Carr Elementary School. Meanwhile, the Dallas Environmental Science Academy (DESA) will be housed in the current Earhart building. In addition to better supporting students and staff, the consolidations will create the opportunity for a new Pinkston…