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Dallas ISD’s $80M Nolan Estes Campus Will Bring Three Downtown Schools Under One Roof by 2027

by | Aug 23, 2025
The new multi-age campus will unite three downtown schools—Montessori, CityLab, and IDEA—under one roof in the city center. It’s also the first DISD project of its kind led by an all–African American joint venture team.
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Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Partners with DFW School Districts on Classroom Programming
by | Aug 18, 2023
The "Upstander Partnerships" with Dallas ISD and Coppell ISD allow the districts to integrate the museum's history-informed civics and citizenship education via a "consistent and engaging" cross-curricular learning plan for grades K-12. The goal: teaching students to be upstanders, not bystanders, when bullying or discrimination occurs.
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Eight DISD Seniors Receive Deloitte / NTPGA ‘Fairway to Success’ Scholarships
by | Jun 9, 2023
"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life," legendary player Bobby Jones once said. "You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots—but you have to play the ball where it lies." Eight Dallas ISD seniors already had a head start on learning this lesson, which applies to both business and life. But thanks to the "Fairway to Success" program, they just gained a lot more.
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The Last Word: DISD’s Omar Cortez on His Pleasant Grove School’s Robotics Program
Cortez teaches robotics to every sixth-grade student at his school, and also helps coach 40 students in five teams in middle and elementary school, along with teachers and coaches Julian Beltran, Brittney Fletcher, and Alba Ramirez.
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DI People: Brinker International, DART, GameStop, Stream Data Centers, ATTPAC, Dallas Regional Chamber, and More Make Leadership Moves

by | May 20, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from the AT&T Performing Arts Center, DART, Aimbridge Hospitality, Acera, Fidelis Companies, The Rios Group Inc., Tech Titans, NEC Corp. of America, Texas Women’s Foundation, ATTPAC, LEARFIELD, and Hope Cottage.

Plus, Dallas ISD picks a lone finalist for superintendent.
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See How the Dallas International District Is Taking Shape, from a ‘People Mover’ to a 20-Acre Park to Smart Cities Tech and More
by | Mar 17, 2022
From demolished mall to global destination, a plan 10 years in the making aims to turn the Valley View-Galleria area into an international center for businesses of all sizes. Here's a new look at what it could offer—and how it could spur dynamic growth in Dallas for decades to come.
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DISD Superintendent Hinojosa Is Leaving Post in December
by | Jan 14, 2022
The move caps off Hinojosa's 42-year-career in education, including helming Dallas ISD for 13 years. A roster of leading civic supporters stepped up to praise the superintendent.
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New Dallas International District to Turn Valley View-Galleria Area Into Global Showplace
by | Jan 4, 2022
Get ready for worlds to collide: With a plan 10 years in the making, Dallas' new International District will provide a unique home for international businesses of all sizes—along with a new 20-acre central park, international festivals, community gatherings, and a nearby PreK-12 STEAM International Academy being built by the Dallas ISD.

Funded by a public-private partnership, the district is also a testing ground for innovation with a civic smart zone and automated people mover.
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GSNETX Will Launch Girl Scout Leadership Experience in Nine DISD schools With $5.4M Grant

by | Nov 22, 2021
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Community Partner Program will serve students in five Dallas-area ZIP codes.
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Jacobs Named Program Partner for $3.47B DISD 2020 Bond Program
by | Jul 20, 2021

Dallas-based engineering giant Jacobs has been selected as one of the program management firms for the $3.47 billion Dallas Independent School District (DISD) 2020 Bond Program....

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Dallas College Restructure Focuses on Collaborative Partnerships for the Future of Higher Ed
“Our students don’t really want to enroll in college, they want to enroll in a job," Dr. Joe May of Dallas College said. Here are takeaways from a discussion on the college's restructure and its renovation plans spurred by a billion-dollar bond fund.
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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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Feed the Front Line and Soulgood Partner with DISD to Feed Southern Dallas Families

by | Jun 4, 2020
Throughout the month, the three organizations plan to work together to bring over 600 hot meals to minority communities.
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Dallas ISD Recognizes Hyatt Regency Dallas as Outstanding Tech Industry Partner
by | Jun 25, 2019
Hyatt Regency Dallas received an award of excellence from DISD for its performance in the P-Tech program, which helps students from Lincoln High School develop their personal skills and shows them the behind the scenes of the hospitality industry.
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Dallas County Promise Students Kick off College Careers This Fall
by | Nov 2, 2018
More than 2,500 recent high school graduates represent the first group of Dallas County Promise students who are participating in the new last-dollar, full-tuition program funded by the DCCCD Foundation.
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EarthX: Urban Development, Art for a Cause & Tiny Homes
by | Apr 23, 2018
The world's largest environmental festival at Fair Park included discussions on urbanism and development as well as art shining a light on environmental stewardship.
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