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The updated analysis comes after a 2019 Commit analysis of Texas Department of Criminal Justice data that had a startling finding: seven of Texas’ thirty [...]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our public education system was disrupted to such an extent that, in spite of the best efforts of [...]

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 [...]