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The Collin College Technical Campus in Allen [Photo: Collin College]
UT Dallas, Texas State University & Collin College Announce Academic Alliance
by Lance Murray | Aug 20, 2024
Called the Collin College Academic Alliance, the innovative partnership will provide area residents with the opportunity to earn an associate degree, seamlessly earn a bachelor’s degree, and save "thousands of dollars," the schools said.
by Lance Murray |
Aug 1, 2024
The “Televate” platform allows school therapists, including psychologists, speech language pathologists, and others, to hold sessions in virtual therapy rooms, manage their scheduling, attendance, referrals, and document uploads all in one secure location.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 11, 2024
This initiative integrates healthcare into schools, offering wellness events and on-site resources. With many of the 200 schools located in North Texas, UnitedHealthcare’s Donald Langer highlighted the effort’s potential to significantly improve student health and academic performance in the region.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 22, 2024
Under the Texas Stronger Connections Grant program, the Texas Education Agency received more than $93 million in federal funding to support the ongoing needs of Texas students, educators, families, and communities.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra Announces Education Center In Cooperation with MIT Media Lab
by Lance Murray | Jul 19, 2023
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has announced plans for the Jeanne R. Johnson Education Center in the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center that will serve students from first grade through high school.
The center is scheduled to open in fall 2024.
“The Johnson Education Center represents a bold vision for the next era of music education in Dallas and delivers on our ongoing commitment to make meaningful impact on children across Dallas in music education,” Cece Smith, chair of the DSO board of governors, said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 28, 2023
Digital Seat said the platform aims to provide much-needed support and resources to students grappling with mental health challenges, while also offering a central hub for school administrators to directly communicate with their student body. The platform can be easily accessed with a scan of a student's ID, lanyard, or wristband.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2023
In support of student mental health, Google—which operates a data center in Midlothian—awarded $105,000 to the district's Mentor’s Care program and $36,000 to help Midlothian ISD students and families navigate the mental health system via the Care Solace program.
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UT Dallas received $40 million from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation that will create new opportunities for students, faculty and the broader community. In recognition of the gift, the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, is now the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. [Photo: UTD]
UT Dallas Arts School Gets New Name with $40M Bass Foundation Gift
by Lance Murray | May 9, 2023
The School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas will now be called the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology following a $40 million gift to the university from the Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation. “The impact of this gift cannot be overstated,” says Bass School Dean Dr. Nils Roemer.
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by Michael Wood |
Nov 2, 2021
"It's larger than every other problem that we face, probably combined," says Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath. The long-term economic impact of pandemic-driven learning loss in Texas could total as much as $2 trillion.
An expert panel discusses the challenges—and what's being done about it.
An expert panel discusses the challenges—and what's being done about it.
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by Anne Motsenbocker, JPMorgan Chase, and Rick Lopez, Garland ISD |
Sep 17, 2020
There’s power in giving customers control of their data, write JP Morgan Chase’s Anne Motsenbocker and Garland ISD’s Rick Lopez. That idea could revolutionize education.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 17, 2020
GreenLight Credentials has been chosen to provide its blockchain platform to the Texas College Bridge. Now more than 6,000 students will be able to electronically share certificates and other records directly with colleges.
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Voices: Reinventing the K-12 Classroom in 2020
by Chirag Gupta | Sep 10, 2020
Voices writer Chirag Gupta explores innovation in Texas K-12 public school classrooms amidst the pandemic.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
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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by Chantal Canales |
Jul 28, 2020
Dialexa EDU helps college students hoping to gain experience with problem solving and product design, while connecting them to the Dallas-Fort Worth technology and engineering community.
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by Chantal Canales |
Jul 22, 2020
The Together for Tomorrow cohort is comprised of ten education-focused nonprofits that will collaborate on how to support parents, students, and teachers throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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