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UNT Law student Alfred Blue does a superhero-themed ‘get to know you’ activity on his first day of tutoring at Cesar Chavez Learning Center Last week, a group of students from UNT Law School began tutoring second-graders at Cesar Chavez Learning Center. Each tutor is matched with two different students who they work one-on-one with during 30-minute tutoring sessions. Tutors will work with the same students throughout the school year, building strong relationships that will allow them not only to strengthen student’s reading skills, but also to serve as role models and mentors who will leave a lasting impression. If…

Juanita and Juan of our maintenance staff always share a friendly smile around the halls of 3700 Ross Avenue. Both are cancer survivors and both agree they enjoy coming to work each day. We hope you enjoy getting to know our co-workers Juanita and Juan! Juanita is originally from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México. She has been with Dallas ISD for 17 years. She feels very happy about her lifetime experience and enjoys the work she does every day; cleaning windows and making the floors shine is something that she feels proud of. Juanita feels it is a great responsibility to…

D Magazine goes inside the halls at A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School during Principal for A Day. Districtwide, 160 business leaders, community members and public officials wore a different hat for the day; educator. The following is an excerpt from D Magazine’s story: How A. Maceo Smith High School Develops a Different Kind of Student by Krista Nightengale Two years ago, during D’s literacy program, Big D Reads, we tricked the students at A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School into thinking that their history books were being removed from their school—and burned… To read the full story…