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Dallas ISD Students Attend Private ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Showing
Dallas ISD theater students and teachers spent their morning Sept. 13 at the Music Hall at Fair Park watching Broadway Dallas' production of Ain't too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations.
Highland Park High Students Seek Hope for the Homeless
After receiving the CitySquare Hope Award in April, Highland Park High School Seniors Kennedy Foy and Lawler Carpenter are poised for their final year with their social impact club.
Broadway Dallas Announces Partnership with Dallas ISD
Broadway Dallas and Dallas ISD are starting a district-wide program to bring teaching artists to classrooms to provide instruction related to a live production.
Jesuit Dallas Boasts an Art Museum Like No Other
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, National Gallery of Art, and Jesuit Dallas Museum (JDM) – as The Muppets sing it on Sesame Street, “One of these things is not like the others.”
Physical Activity Can Improve Teens’ Mental Health
As the nation begins to prepare for yet another COVID surge in the fall, one of the most troubling lingering consequences of the past two years is the negative impact on teen mental health.
HPISD Launches ELA Website
Highland park ISD set up an English Language Arts (ELA) website to give parents an overview of what students in grades K-8 will learn in each nine-week grading period.
Parish Launches STEM Speaker Series Next Month
Parish Episcopal School is launching a new STEM Speaker Series for teachers, students, and locals, kicking off with a panel of IF/THEN Ambassadors.
Scots Football Returns, so Does the Caniac Supper
The Scots are ready to get back to business raising playoff hopes. And their football fans can help by enjoying Raising Canes.
Gallery: HPISD First Day of School
Highland Park ISD students returned to school Aug. 17.
High School Pair Raise Funds and Awareness for Period Poverty
Two Hockaday School students — incoming junior Ashley Chemmalakuzhy and incoming senior Claire Zhu — joined forces to raise $3,450 and awareness to help those facing period poverty in Dallas.
Educators Prepare for Upcoming Academic Year
Teach for America has welcomed nearly 100 first-year teachers to Dallas ISD for the fall to train through the organization’s new hybrid instructional model.
United to Learn Visits Dallas ISD Campuses to Celebrate Back-to-School
United to Learn celebrated back-to-school with Dallas ISD schools as part of the nonprofit's Learning Launch — the only back-to-school supply drive that provides schools with materials requested by teachers.
HPISD Approves 2022-2023 Tax Rate, Budget
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees Aug. 16 approved the district’s budget for the 2022-2023 school year.
How Did Highland Park ISD Fare In 2022 TEA Accountability Ratings?
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) Aug. 15 released 2022 A–F accountability ratings for districts and campuses, the first to be issued since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mandarin-speaking St. Mark’s Student Ready for China
St. Mark’s School of Texas’ Hilton Sampson is headed to China this fall to show off his skills with a triple-bearing yo-yo and the Mandarin language.
Pencil in Cistercian Preparatory for a Robotics Championship
Cistercian Preparatory School’s robotics students learned about the importance of teamwork and resilience as they overcame technical difficulties on their way to win the international 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition.
Student Achievements
The award-winning Highland Belles drill team, celebrating four decades this year, will host its annual spaghetti supper and online auction/raffle fundraiser on Aug. 26 ahead of the Highland Park vs. Marcus game.
‘Miss Linda’ and the Little Yellow Chair
When Linda Altick started teaching at Wesley Prep some 45 years ago, she could not have foreseen the story of educational success and expansion to come.
HPISD Picks English-Language Arts Materials For 2022-23
Highland Park ISD will start the 2022-2023 school year with new English language arts materials for grades K-8.
Dallas ISD Parents, Share Your Thoughts on the Clear Backpack Policy
Fill out our form to share your thoughts on the district's new clear backpack policy.