education

Peeyr
Peeyr Matches Students with Tutors in Same Age Range
by | Apr 15, 2016
A DFW startup is helping get students the help they need to improve in school.
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Nepris
Nepris Brings Industry Experts into the Classroom
by | Mar 22, 2016
Headquartered in Plano, Nepris aims to inspire a new generation of leaders for the fields of science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts (STEAM).
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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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LEAP Into School

LEAP Into School Rekindles Program’s Success

by | Feb 25, 2016
In the early ‘90s, Texas Instruments Foundation had a problem. Simply put, the young children in their beneficiary Head Start programs weren’t ready for school. The kids didn’t perform well in kindergarten testing and showed a distinct lack of “academic readiness.”
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Festival of Ideas
Big Ideas Emerge at Dallas Festival
by | Feb 23, 2016
There was no shortage of big ideas at this year's Festival of Ideas. The second annual event, held over two days at Dallas' Fair Park, was buzzing with excitement and creativity.
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With New Honor, 3 DFW Universities Push Toward Tier One
by | Feb 23, 2016
When the question is, “What’s in a name?” the answer can be unclear if the name is Tier One.
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Mind Glass: A Look at the App that Won Verizon’s 2015 Innovative App Challenge
by | Feb 17, 2016
We recently highlighted the group of North Texas students who were named Best in Nation winners of the 2015 Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
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innovation, education, dallas, imagining Dallas

How Dallas May Give Form to Innovation in Education

by | Feb 10, 2016
Written in 1985, the essays in "Imagining Dallas" evoked images of the city’s formation and evolution, its good ol’ myths as well as possible futures for the ever-aspirational Dallas, Texas. Leaders from a variety of disciplines, including Wick Allison, James Pratt, Robert Sardello, and Dr. Gail Thomas, contributed to the thoughtful book but it is the great educator Dr. Louise Cowan’s chapter that informed my perception of Dallas with a new civic sense of education and responsibility.
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Vicente Lopez, Mayel Valadez, Keni Ramirez
Uplift Education Uses Data To Go Beyond the Tests
by | Jan 25, 2016
Taking cues from the healthcare industry, the leadership at the charter school developed a way to meaningfully use student, teacher, and parent data.
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Mind Glass: Taking a Look at the Winners of Verizon’s 2015 Innovative App Challenge
by | Jan 13, 2016
A team of seventh and eighth graders from Plano took their app concept from conception to reality.
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Gunnar Rawlings
Why We Should Rethink the Way We Address Our Teachers
by | Jan 4, 2016
Teaching should not be a noble cause or a community service project. Teaching is a career.
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How an All-Male School Is Changing Our Expectations of Students

by | Dec 22, 2015
The Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy tackles today civil rights issue: quality education for all.
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Photo courtesy of University of North Texas
Education: State of Innovation in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Dec 15, 2015
Dallas Fort-Worth has committed to approaching its educational landscape with a focus on the 21st century.
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New High School Follows One-Size-Fits-One Model
by | Dec 3, 2015
IDEA, which is finishing its first semester, is approaching education with a mind toward a future we can’t even imagine yet.
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