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Searching for a career opportunity where you can make a lasting impact on youth, with the bonus of summers off, winter break and spring break? Consider Dallas ISD and the Compass program. The Compass Alternative Certification Teacher Academy provides degreed professionals and recent college graduates with a non-traditional avenue to become a teacher in Dallas ISD. With nearly 160,000 students in 228 schools, teaching in the district provides a unique opportunity to make a difference in our community. The Compass program prepares you to lead a classroom, even if you never have before. Accepted candidates participate in an intensive summer…

De’Andre Carter, a teacher at W.H. Atwell Law Academy, has his students actually excited about math. How does he do it? View this story from WFAA 8 to find out.

CBS 11 has the scoop on the Dallas ISD initiative that aims to support African-American students in the district. The African American Success Initiative aims to reverse the struggle facing black students in the school system. Click here to view the story from CBS 11.

Roland Reising, a 2012 graduate of Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School, is reaping the benefits of attending a high school that allowed him to gain college credit toward his associate degree while he, simultaneously, earned his high school diploma. By the time he graduated from high school, he had earned his associate degree, and by 2014, he’d completed his bachelor’s program. Today, at age 19, he is the youngest person in his graduate program at the University of North Texas–Dallas. AlumNow, The Hub feature that profiles Dallas ISD alumni, caught up with Reising who works to help students…