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Thomas Jefferson High School graduate Danny Lowry (2003) earned a degree in business and organizational management from Langston University in Oklahoma and returned home to work with Dallas ISD as a campus attendance clerk and eventually a registrar. But it didn’t take long for him to realize that what he wanted all along was to teach. He enrolled in an alternative certification program and earned his teachers certification in health education. Today Lowry is a coach and teacher at Irving MacArthur High School where AlumNow, The Hub feature that profiles district alumni, caught up with him for an update. What are…
On Feb. 3, Dallas ISD will celebrate the graduating student-athletes who have signed commitments to play at the college level. CBS Dallas has the story on the district’s preparations for the event. Click here to see the full report.
North Dallas High School seniors got a sneak peek at college last week thanks to a lecture from an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Dallas. Professor Eric Schlereth gave a college-style lecture to seniors that showed them what they could expect next year. “Most seniors have heard a lot about college, but it’s always sort of an unknown until you hear someone from the other side talk about it,” Schlereth said. “I hope this lecture gave them a much better idea of what a college class is all about.” Education is Freedom (EIF) hosted the event at North…
A mother, community leader and director of a nonprofit organization, District 9 Trustee Bernadette Nutall is a tireless advocate for quality educational opportunities and social services in the 30 schools in her district, which encompasses South Dallas, and parts of downtown, Pleasant Grove and East Dallas. Nutall has served on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees since 2010. She says the most satisfying part of the job is witnessing the brilliance and resilience of young people. Even in the face of challenges, she says, the students are still succeeding. That awareness keeps her going. She credits her fifth-grade teacher, Ms.…