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How to Get Your Teen to Care About Managing Money

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Libby Magliolo 0 Comments education, Life, living, Money, money management, personal finance, Schools, teens

Getting your teens to care about managing money and taking control of their own financial decisions may be a bit like getting them to eat their vegetables or put on sunscreen.

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STEAM Program Provides Cookie Cutter Solution Dogs Can Love

January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

Highland Park ISD students served up treats for area dogs while learning valuable science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) skills.

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Pandemic Provides a Senior Project at TCA

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Special Sections, STEAM, STEM, TCA, Texas Christian Academy

Talk about homework taking a real-world turn.

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Student Achievements: Three to Celebrate

January 13, 2021January 6, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Ava Thigpen, Close Up, education, Hockaday, Hockaday School, Schools, TCA, Trinity Christian Academy, Twelve Hills Nature

Ava Thigpen

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HPISD Trustees OK Calling Special Election For Walker’s Seat

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

The Highland Park ISD board of trustees Monday approved calling a special election May 1 to till retired vice president Kelly Walker’s seat for the remainder of her term. Walker’s retirement was effective Dec. 31.

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HPMS Principal Gets His Hands On Lunar Rocks

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

Highland Park Middle School principal Chris Miller is planning for a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) night that’s out of this world: He’s planning to have moonrock and meteorite samples from NASA to show.

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For Better Results, Ask Better Questions

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Richard Duschl 0 Comments Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, education, Questions, Richard Duschl, science, SMU, Special Section, STEAM, Texas Instruments

If you’re a baby boomer, like me, your science education likely involved coming to terms with boldface words and not having any engineering, building, or prototyping experiences.

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IF/THEN Ambassador Jennifer Stimpson takes Sabbatical from Hockaday to Write Federal Legislation

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, Hockaday, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Ambassadors, Jennifer Stimpson, Sabbatical, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

Jennifer Stimpson is on a mission: She wants to change what people picture when they think of a scientist.

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What Do Scientists and Engineers Look Like? Well, You

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Kelsey Shoemaker 0 Comments American Association for the Advancement of Science, education, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Collection, Jennifer Makins, Magaret Black, NorthPark Cente, Schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

The 3-D printed statues produced after scanning 125 female innovators named American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors in 2019 have at least this much in common – they are orange.

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HPISD Trustees Approve Walker’s Retirement From Board

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Rachel Snyder 1 Comment

The Highland Park ISD trustees Tuesday approved the retirement of board vice president Kelly Walker.

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Texas Moves Toward Statewide Online Testing

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments

Texas is once again shaking up its standardized testing contracts, signing four-year agreements totaling $388 million with two companies to develop and administer its controversial State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams for public school students.

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