literacy

Omnitracs AI

Discovery: Caching In to Speed up Data Access; Prof Studies Cochlear Implants & Literacy

by | Aug 10, 2018
Also, UT Southwestern makes discoveries in pediatric kidney cancer. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas aimed at making our lives better.
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literacy
SMU, LIFT Team Moving On in $7M Literacy XPRIZE Contest
by | Jun 22, 2018
For reaching this stage of the contest, the Dallas team will receive $100,000 and will be recognized Saturday at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans.
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Cause Studio
Defying the Odds: Cause Studio Gives Nonprofit Professionals, Organizations Tools to Succeed
by | Mar 19, 2018
Since 2015, Cause Studio has offered an incubator for early-stage nonprofits. In its newest program, it plans to create a workforce pipeline for nonprofit professionals.
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Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut Fundraising Campaign Targets Global Literacy
by | Feb 27, 2018
The fundraising campaign runs through April 15, supporting the company’s goal of transforming the lives of 100 million people in 10 years through reading.
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reading

Fort Worth’s Reading with Barbers Creates a Space for Learning in Ordinary Places

by | Aug 14, 2017
Nine barbershops in areas with underperforming schools will provide patrons with a bookshelf of choices.
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literacy
Dallas Team 1 of 8 Moving on in Literacy XPRIZE Contest
by | Jul 19, 2017
PeopleForWords — made up of members from Southern Methodist University and Dallas-based Literacy Instruction for Texas — was selected from 109 teams.
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literacy
Program Teaches South Dallas Kids Value of Literacy
by | Jul 11, 2017
The Pease Freedom School is part of a national program working to engage young people of color to instill confidence and close the achievement gap.
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STAAR
FW Literacy Partnership Unveils STAAR Data Dashboard
by | May 11, 2017
Users can track STAAR reading results from 2012 to 2016 on the dashboard, which is free of charge.
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SMU LIFT

SMU, LIFT Team Up on App to Unlock Literacy & $3M Prize

by | Nov 7, 2016
In Dallas County, Literacy Instruction for Texas estimates more than one million or one-third of the county’s population in 2030 will be illiterate.
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