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Only one-in-three Dallas County residents age 25-34 currently earns a living wage, an inflation-adjusted benchmark for meeting basic needs in the region currently set at [...]
The Commit Partnership applauds three North Texas school districts for voluntarily releasing their A-F accountability ratings to the public over the past week. Their decision [...]
Today, the Commit Partnership released its 2023 legislative agenda ahead of the 88th Texas Legislative Session beginning on January 10, 2023. As a member of [...]
“Every single time I hear about Grand Prairie ISD, I think about innovation. I think about the future.” Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia echoed the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Imagine a North Texas where economic opportunity is no longer predicted by race, place, or socioeconomic status. What would it take? How long would it [...]
Dallas County can be an inclusive and prosperous region where economic opportunity is shared equitably rather than predicted by race, place and socioeconomic status. We [...]
As students begin to recover from yet another school disruption, this time related to unprecedented weather related power outages, it is a reminder of just [...]
Dallas, Texas is a powerhouse of economic growth. But that growth has not been shared equitably. Even before the pandemic, only one-in-four young adults in [...]
Internet connectivity is a critical resource during the pandemic and the Internet For All coalition aims to ensure every family has access. The Internet For [...]