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A New 'True North': The Commit Partnership's Strategic Plan

Each year, the Commit Partnership produces the Dallas County Community Scorecard in the hopes of celebrating progress and learning from bright spot school systems. But [...]
‘Ayo’ is a Yoruba name meaning ‘great joy.’ In Mesquite ISD, new software sharing that name is bringing great joy to classrooms across the district [...]
“We all know if we were to ask the question, are students of color or students in poverty less gifted? We would all answer that [...]
“We will become the chief economic mobility engine in the region.” This was the goal set by Dallas ISD Supt. Dr. Michael Hinojosa in his [...]
4. Postsecondary attainment and earnings are closely linked. The 'Educational Attainment and Median Income Dashboard' explores the relationship between the number of 25-34 year olds [...]
The true north goal of the Commit Partnership is doubling living-wage attainment in Dallas County in the course of a generation. One of the strategic [...]
“We have all these tools, devices, curriculum– why would I ever suspend a student again?” That’s the question posed by Dallas Independent School District Superintendent [...]
In the final minutes of the regular session of the 87th Texas Legislature, some notable changes were made to the state’s school finance system in [...]
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 [...]
Our state's accountability and assessment system was created to provide transparency and critical information to students, parents, and community members across Texas. This system, sometimes [...]
On June 24th, 2021, the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees took a monumental step by becoming the first large urban public school district [...]