A Texas public school is under fire after allegedly creating a Mexican-American lesson plan teaching that immigration law amounts to the oppression of minorities. Parents Defending Education...
CATCH Global Foundation Helps Michigan Schools Develop Whole Child Approach to Education
CATCH Global Foundation is a non-profit that delivers Whole Child health programming to help schools boost students’ physical and mental wellbeing. The mission of CATCH Global Foundation is to...
Dallas ISD Modifies Approach to Discipline
Students are only a few weeks into the 2021-2022 school year, but some may already notice significant changes in the Dallas ISD’s discipline policies. After many meetings with parents, students, and...
By Shawn Cregar | Sep 16, 2021
Dallas ISD Offers Students $50 Vaccine Incentive
Dallas ISD is set to offer a $50 incentive to students who are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a Monday news release on the Dallas ISD website, fully vaccinated students will be...
By Mary Dada | Sep 15, 2021
Rank One Gives Boosts to High School Sports
Communication for high school, teams, tournaments, and fan engagement just scored a touchdown with the recent Rank One and From Now On partnership. Texas-based Rank One is a school activity...
City Approves New School Despite Neighborhood Objections
In the months since a tornado wiped out most of the historic Walnut Hill Elementary school, what remains of the building has sat under tarps and plywood, waiting for new life. Now, the City Council...
By Shawn Cregar | Sep 14, 2021
Students Inspire Teacher to Publish Book
A classroom project leads to a published children’s book for R. L. Turner High School teacher -- and more books are in the works. “I was talking with my class about character design, and I pulled up...
Dallas ISD Honored for Art Education
The Dallas Independent School District wins a 2021 District of Distinction Award by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA). Dallas ISD is one of 40 winners throughout Texas. “This is a...
ITT Technical Students to Receive Loan Refunds
Dallas students who attended ITT Technical Institute now can receive money back due to a review of how ITT Technical Institute closed. It left many students to default on their loans and did not...
By Mary Jones | Sep 12, 2021
School Districts to Receive Financial Support Through New Grant Program
President Biden said he will reward the efforts of school districts who have upheld mask mandates and other protective measures to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading as the schoolyear began....
By Mary Jones | Sep 11, 2021
High School Aerospace Scholars Project Takes Flight
Billionaires have gone to space. Now, one state representative wants to help Texas youth get to space. State Representative James White (R) has launched the 2021-2022 High School Aerospace Scholars...
Texas State Board of Education Announces 2021 Heroes for Children Recipients
The Texas State Board of Education announced on September 2 the District winners of the 2021 Heroes for Children awards. The award recognizes the important contribution individuals associated with...
Community College Get Boost from Subscription Service
A Texas-based company has enabled community colleges to compete with higher education institutions providing vast student job placement opportunities. Unmudl, the Skills-to-Jobs Marketplace powered...
Unmudl Marketplace Opens Subscription Service for Community College
The Skills-to-Jobs Marketplace powered by America’s community colleges has announced a first-of-its-kind subscription service. This service helps the nation’s community colleges to be agile and more...
It’s on the Internet. It Must Be True, Right?
Newsflash: Someone is wrong on the internet. How can you make sure it is not you? Or the author of that clickbait article? You must first understand logical fallacies, those flaws in reasoning...
Hackers Target Dallas ISD
Confidential data was compromised during a recent data security incident at the Dallas Independent School District. The security breach affected the district’s electronic records, including former...
Dallas ISD Addresses Unfinished Learning
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are everywhere, and the Dallas Independent School District is not immune. The district is making a particular emphasis on filling in the learning gaps where...
Fort Worth School District Announces Saturday Educational Series for Accelerated Learning
Fort Worth Independent School District has announced a new educational series titled “Saturday Learning Quest.” The 14-week program is intended as an opportunity for first through third-grade...
College Admissions Assistance from School Counselors
Now that some parents have sent their kids off to college, other parents face their child’s last year of high school and future decisions about college. The college admission process can be...
Dallas ISD Fights Absenteeism in September
Dallas Independent School District does not want students to miss out on a month-long series of activities to promote school attendance. To raise awareness of the importance of school attendance and...
UNT Park Makes Room for Statue of Civil Rights Lawyer
Main Street Garden Park has a new permanent resident, a 1,000-pound bronze statue of Mexican-American civil rights lawyer Adelfa Callejo. The figure of Callejo depicts her wearing her trademark...
By Shawn Cregar | Aug 28, 2021