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It can be challenging to wrap your head around the complex issue of domestic violence — why perpetrators batter their partners, why some victims remain in violent relationships and what society can do to address the issue. Experts agree that education is key to helping reduce the incidence of domestic violence. The Dallas community is invited to learn more about the subject at a screening of the HBO documentary Private Violence, sponsored by the City of Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce, Dallas ISD and more than a dozen partner organizations. The screening is being conducted in October in observance of Domestic Violence…

For a fourth-grader reading below grade-level, up to half of the printed curriculum is incomprehensible. Imagine if everything you read looked like this. You have an opportunity to make an IMPACT. Third grade is an important pivot point in a child’s education. The time when students shift from learning to read and begin reading to learn. Intervention for struggling readers after third grade are seldom as effective as those in the early years. In one hour a week you can help a student read on grade-level. Join us today. IMPACT our tomorrow. Do you need additional information? Email volunteer@dallasisd.org or call…