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Meet the Finalists: Innovation in Education

by | Jan 17, 2020
This January, Dallas Innovates and D CEO magazine hosted The Innovation Awards 2020, an inaugural event honoring local people and companies in 13 categories.
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Impact Report: Dallas City of Learning Impacted 68K Students With its Educational Programs This Summer
by | Dec 2, 2019
With its more than 700 community partners, the program—presented by the City of Dallas, DISD, and Big Thought—connects students to the city’s most valuable out-of-school time resources. This year, that accumulated to a total of 2,993,300 hours.
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From left: Roger Taylor, manager of probation services for the Dallas County Juvenile Services Department; Byron Sanders, Big Thought President and CEO; U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D)-Dallas; and Ty Bledsoe, assistant vice president for external affairs at AT&T; Erin Offord, senior director of programs at Big Thought. [Photo: Rachel Walters]
AT&T’s $100K Grant Bolsters Big Thought’s Creative Solutions Program
by | Jul 3, 2019
Creative Solutions works with young people who come to the nonprofit through the Dallas County juvenile system with the aim of bettering their lives and the community. The nonprofit has posted a new position—Opportunity Advisor—someone who will be a part of the young people’s future so they can “live their best, truest, most authentic life.”
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Boost to Education: Cognizant Gives $100M for STEM, American Airlines Awards Grants for Flight Instruction
by | Feb 13, 2018
North Texas educational institutions receive financial backing for their programs from foundations and businesses.
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Dallas ISD, Big Thought Partner on Social, Emotional Learning

by | Jul 25, 2017
Social and Emotional Learning includes knowing and controlling your emotions, making positive choices, understanding and collaborating with others, and demonstrating resiliency.
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Capital One BarnRaise: Creating Solutions For Population Growth
by | May 23, 2017
During the recent maker conference, companies paired with nonprofits to focus on different challenges that come along with the area’s escalating population.
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