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Voices: Reinventing the K-12 Classroom in 2020

by | Sep 10, 2020
Voices writer Chirag Gupta explores innovation in Texas K-12 public school classrooms amidst the pandemic.
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Teachers at Momentus School, a pre-K to 5th grade school specializing in social emotional health, took their team photo this year with Bitmojis. [Courtesy of Momentous Institute]
Education On Trend: Oak Cliff’s Momentous School Launches Bitmoji Classrooms for Virtual Learning
by | Aug 12, 2020
Teachers at the Momentous Institute's pre-K through fifth-grade laboratory school are creating virtual classrooms complete with Bitmoji avatars to bring life to remote learning. Now two of its teachers have created a playbook for others.
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Dallas Engineering Firm Presents $50,000 Gift for UT Dallas Diversity Scholars Program
by | Aug 5, 2020
Dallas-based engineering design, consulting, and professional services firm Mbroh Engineering's gift will create the first endowed scholarship for the Diversity Scholars Program at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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Dallas-based Istation Partners With Tackle Tomorrow To Address Students’ Learning Regression Due to ‘COVID-19 Slide’
by | Jun 30, 2020
The ongoing pandemic is expected to widen the ‘summer slide’ of children’s learning loss over summer break, but Istation hopes to decrease COVID-19’s impact on students' education through a new online reading series.
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Michaels Launches ‘First-of-its-Kind’ In-Store Makerspaces Nationwide

by | Mar 26, 2019
The Irving-headquartered arts and crafts company is partnering with AnyRoad to bring its 'Community Classroom' program to local makers.
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Bringing Education Outdoors: Dallas Arboretum Receives $50,000 for STEM Education Program
by | Sep 13, 2018
The donation from International Paper Company will support the Arboretum's STEM Education program.
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Dallas ISD’s IDEA Tackles Students’ Emotional Well-being Along With Academics
by | Aug 23, 2017
The school, which has a startup vibe, was recently featured in a national publication for its restorative practices toward discipline.
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What’s Ahead in Education? How Schools Will Face the Future
by | Jan 17, 2017
TCU's John Thompson and Sue Anderson talk about what lies ahead for education in 2017.
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Sabari Raja: How Nepris Helps the Community Grow

by | Mar 22, 2016
Sabari Raja talks about where the idea for Nepris came from, how DFW helped the company grow, and what’s next for the new company.
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Destination Imagination Helps Students Perform Better in the Classroom
by | Feb 17, 2016

You walk into a room. On the table are some paper, rubber bands, cups, paper clips, mailing labels, two ping pong balls, and a spoon. Your task: Build a device that can transport the ping pong balls from one square (taped off on the floor) to another (a few feet away)....

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