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Program Allows Free Meals for All Students to Continue
CEP allows eligible schools to serve free meals to all students regardless of income
Junior League Awards Grants to 6 PH Teachers
The Junior League of Dallas gave 51 Dallas ISD teachers awards of up to $2,500 through the annual Grants for Innovative Teaching program.
Thomas Jefferson HS Projected to Open in January
Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde looks forward to a “homecoming” for the students displaced after the October 2019 tornado destroyed Thomas Jefferson High School.
Boundary Lines to Change for Walnut Hill, Withers, Foster
Dallas ISD is re-evaluating boundary lines for Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy, Foster Elementary, and Withers Elementary.
Superintendent Sees Her Role as Lifting Up Dallas ISD
Stephanie Elizalde wore W.T. White orange during a recent meet and greet at the high school and explained how she views her role as Dallas Independent School District superintendent.
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.
School Safety Stays Top of Mind
School safety remains top of the list for Dallas ISD and, specifically, new Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde.
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.
Meet Dallas ISD’s New Superintendent
Dallas ISD is welcoming back its chief of school leadership of 10 years to replace superintendent Michael Hinojosa who is retiring after a two stint, 13-year tenure.
Voices
Letter to the Editor
On behalf of the entire team at Big Thought, we want to say thank you to Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, who plans to leave Dallas ISD later this year.
Voices
Editor Becomes Principal For a Day — and a Student of Schooling
“My dad goes to work,” the tiny kindergartener said one Wednesday after asking me if I went to work. “Do you know him?”
Long Wait: New Facilities Have Helped Boost Longhorns, Panthers
When W.T. White High School football coach Tony Johnson first arrived on campus four years ago, his players lifted weights in a double-wide trailer with holes in the floor.
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Philanthropy
United to Learn, United to Launch
At the beginning of every school year, for the past five years, United to Learn has helped Dallas ISD students and teachers get off to a good start by making sure they have the supplies they need.
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Camps
Want To Make a Difference? Consider a Summer of Service
I clearly remember that feeling of the last day of school and the summer before me -- one filled with swimming lessons, Girl Scout camp, and all kinds of fun activities that my mom would find for us.
Hybrid Dallas ISD Campus Coming to Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek
A new hybrid school will open next year in the Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek area, offering families some of the flexibility of home schooling but the structure of traditional school.
Tornado
Dallas ISD To Seek Zoning Change for Walnut Hill Career Campus
It’s been more than a year since an EF3 tornado struck the Walnut Hill Elementary School building, which had been welcoming students since 1946.
Discover Dallas ISD with School Expo
Dallas Independent School District will be hosting a school expo on Saturday, Nov. 2 at W.H. Adamson High School from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dallas ISD Gets High B in TEA A-F Scores
When the Texas Education Agency announced its yearly A through F grades for districts and schools, it was mostly good news for the Dallas Independent School District.
Pardon The Mess; Hillcrest Is Improving
As the captain of the girls volleyball team, Hillcrest High School senior Skyy Owens was ecstatic to see the school’s newly completed competition gym when she returned from summer break.