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The State of Poverty in Dallas County

Every two years, the National Assessment of Education Progress, or NAEP, offers us an opportunity to see how Texas students are learning compared to both [...]
Dallas County is experiencing a shortage of early childhood education (ECE) teachers. According to estimates from the Dallas College Labor Market Intelligence, approximately 4,300 ECE [...]
New recommendations from the Texas Commission on Community College Finance (TCCCF) pave the way for comprehensive legislation to bolster the skilled workforce pipeline and Texas’ [...]
Dallas College is making history with its new teacher apprenticeship program – the first program of its kind in Texas. Responding to a community wide [...]
Chief financial officers (or CFOs) in Texas school districts play a pivotal role in the success of the students they serve by strategically investing district [...]
Each fall, nonprofit news organization Texas Tribune puts on TribFest, a series of discussions focused on public policy in Texas. Over the weekend, TribFest was [...]
The Dallas County Learning Community (DCLC) is a new collaboration of area public school districts highly focused on continuous improvement to help the region exceed [...]
The annual release of the Texas Education Agency’s school ratings provides an opportunity for families, school leaders, and lawmakers to reflect on which educational strategies [...]
Texas is facing a skilled workforce shortage of 1.4 million jobs across the state. Our state’s community and technical colleges are uniquely positioned to address [...]
Dr. Jeannie Stone knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was a fourth grader at Mesquite ISD. Inspired by her 10th grade English [...]
As the Development and Communications Coordinator at Bachman Lake Together, Vanessa Larez helps connect philanthropic resources with strategies to support high-quality early education in Dallas’ [...]
As Texas classrooms reopen after summer break, it’s time for a close look at how well our public schools are serving our students. Last week [...]