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Dallas is the least inclusive city in America. It’s hard to hear. It’s also hard to ignore. In spite of the fact that the Dallas-Ft [...]

“The first day I had two students who asked ‘Okay miss, are you the new college advisor? And I was like, ‘Yeah, I guess that's [...]

Like most middle schools, mornings at the Leadership Academy at Forest Oak begin with the announcements. But what’s said in those announcements is indicative of [...]

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 [...]

Dr. Michael Hinojosa has been a student, parent, teacher, coach, and two-time superintendent in the Dallas Independent School District, but little could have fully prepared [...]

This week, Houston area Alief ISD Superintendent H.D. Chambers became the first (though likely not the last) Texas superintendent to announce that the 2020-21 school [...]

Every year, our educators contend with “summer slide,” a trend in which students exhibit a greater mastery of reading and math in the spring upon [...]

It’s an undeniable fact that the coronavirus epidemic has significantly impacted and complicated our public and higher education systems. Uncertainty hangs over school reopening. College [...]

"Racism in America is like dust in the air. It seems invisible — even if you’re choking on it — until you let the sun [...]

In the midst of our current crisis, it can be difficult to consider decisions and plans to be made in the long term. But the [...]

Even before a global pandemic hit, access to high speed broadband internet in my home helped our household run. Paying bills, doing work, researching schools [...]

In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the State of Texas has developed a tool to help essential workers find emergency child care options for their [...]