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Through the Dallas ISD Employee Giving Campaign, team members across the district can come together to make a meaningful impact on those they come in contact with each and every day. This year, the district’s goal is to raise $100,000, and every contribution helps empower students to reach their fullest potential and create brighter futures for all.  With a goal of enabling economic mobility for our students, the Dallas Education Foundation works alongside Dallas ISD to strengthen early learning, advance literacy, and drive post-secondary success.  This year, donations will be used to: Continue to fund innovative teaching grants Install more…

Dallas ISD students are invited to enter the 2025 Black History Month Art Contest, hosted by the Dallas Mavericks. Now accepting submissions, the art contest is open to eighth through 12th grade students across north Texas. To enter, students must submit a visual medium representing Black history and growth of representation of Black culture in the arts through different eras of time.  Five winners will be chosen, and each will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. with a guardian to visit renowned African American museums. Teachers of students who win the contest will receive free tickets to a Dallas…

Students planning to attend college for the 2025–2026 academic year must submit their FAFSA/TASFA applications by the priority deadline on Saturday, Feb. 15.  These applications help colleges determine financial aid eligibility and are required for some scholarship opportunities. Following Texas Education Agency graduation requirements, all seniors must complete a FAFSA/TASFA application or sign an opt-out form to graduate. Ivan Reyes, a college advisor with the Academic Success Program at Skyline High School, emphasized the importance of submitting applications promptly.  “It is important that students reach out to their college advisors for help navigating their applications,” he said. Dallas ISD high…

Candidates have until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 to submit their filing packets to secure a place on the ballot. The first day to file is Wednesday, Jan. 15. Three seats are up for election: District 4, Parts of Southeast Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Balch Springs, and Seagoville, currently represented by Camile D. White District 5, Oak Lawn, West Dallas, Wilmer, Hutchins, and portions of East Oak Cliff, currently represented by Maxie Johnson District 7, North Central Oak Cliff, Cockrell Hill, and parts of West Dallas, currently represented by Ben Mackey Candidates may file an application in person at the…