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UnitedHealthcare Invests $1M in K‑12 Student Healthcare Services in Texas
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.
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 3, 2023
The HSC said the 20-hour, self-paced course, students learn about the core concepts of lifestyle medicine: a whole-food, plant-based diet; regular physical activity; restorative sleep; stress management; avoidance of risky substances; and positive social connection to achieve optimal health and prevent chronic disease.
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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....
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Eight DISD Seniors Receive Deloitte / NTPGA ‘Fairway to Success’ Scholarships
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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by Lance Murray |
May 17, 2023
From an automated fish feeder to AI-driven construction to a therapeutic vest and more, the finalists will pitch their innovative concepts on May 19 at Blackstone Launchpad. The original date was rescheduled due to weather.
They'll be competing for $170,000 in cash and scholarship prizes.
They'll be competing for $170,000 in cash and scholarship prizes.
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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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What Banking Can Teach Education
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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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Sep 10, 2020
“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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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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Dialexa’s Mentorship Program Provides Innovative Experiences for Students During Pandemic
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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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 22, 2020
Earning an online degree close to home saves dollars and makes sense, according to TexasOnlineColleges.com.
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by Michael Wood |
Jul 21, 2020
As Texas schools get ready to start the school year, companies such as DART, NEC Corporation of America, Target, and the YMCA share the lessons they've learned from reopening during a pandemic.
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