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Call it SMU/Mockingbird Station
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has renamed Mockingbird Station after reaching an agreement with SMU.
Calling it SMU/Mockingbird station will make it easy for visitors to find the campus and make DART a significant gateway to the university, DART and university officials said.
“Taking DART to SMU/Mockingbird Station is an easy way to get to a wide variety of SMU events – from Division I sporting events, to lectures and artistic performances, as well as to the George W. Bush Presidential Center,” SMU president R. Gerald Turner said.
New Bradfield Leaves Cramped Hallways in the Past
The doors at Bradfield Elementary opened to students for the 2019-20 school year in August after a rebuild, which required students to relocate last year.
Tutoring Doesn’t Have To Be A Crutch
Even though getting a grade improvement is often the motivating goal for tutoring, for the sake of a student’s long-term success, tutoring should always aim beyond the immediate need.
Teacher’s Assistant: A Shy, Toy Zebra
Highland Park’s Ann McKeever Stautz knew she was onto something on the first day of the 2016-17 school year.
Acting Classes for the Autistic
Michael Schraeder, the acting chair at KD Conservatory since 2004, recently discovered the benefits acting classes could have for children and adults on the autism spectrum.
Meadows Percussion Ensemble to Honor Founder, Retiring Professor
Doug Howard served as both adjunct professor of percussion at SMU and principal percussionist at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 1975 until his retirement in 2018.
Happenings on the Hill
Researchers from SMU and elsewhere are using video game technology to tackle the problem of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.
A School That Feels Like Home
Admission directors and those who manage school enrollment love to hear visiting families express an immediate feeling of belonging.
Hillcrest Student Thrives in Mayor’s Fellow Program
The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program has become a Dallas tradition, one new mayor Eric Johnson plans to continue.
Christ the King Teacher Finds Inspiration for Holocaust Lessons
Madeline Elliott, a social studies teach at Christ the King Catholic School, was one of 34 chosen to visit Israel to learn about the Holocaust.
Teacher Finds Inspiration for Holocaust Lessons
Madeline Elliott, a social studies teach at Christ the King Catholic School, was one of 34 chosen to visit Israel to learn about the Holocaust.
Neighbors Work to Increase Use of W.T. White Track
The Wellness Connection project would turn a weedy, ant-hilled vacant area at the south end of the W.T. White High School track into a “multi-generational, multi-ability” outdoor exercise area.
HPISD Bond Projects Moving Along
Highland Park ISD began the new school year with several bond projects coming to completion and others still in progress.
Students Want Real-World Lessons
I’ve been in school for about 3,600 days. That’s 28,800 hours of school from pre-K-11th grade.
TxDOT, UPPD Offer Safety Tips as School Begins in Texas
Last year, there were 765 traffic crashes in Texas school zones, resulting in one death and 15 serious injuries.
Ohlenburg Named Assistant Principal at McCulloch
After starting her career in the Katy Independent School District, Ohlenburg came to Highland Park ISD in 2007 as a kindergarten and first-grade teacher at Armstrong Elementary.