UNT’s Ignite Chapter promising to young women in politics
UNT's Ignite Chapter promising to young women in politics
By Anna Orr for North Texas Daily
February 14, 2017
On Jan. 21, people gathered in cities across...
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KERA Adds 24/7 Educational Kids’ TV Channel
Beginning Jan. 16, new channel will offer curriculum-based children’s programs all day, every day
DALLAS/FORT WORTH – KERA, North Texas’ most trusted source of educational...
Texan of the Year finalist: Philanthropist Cecilia Boone
To hear philanthropist Cecilia Guthrie Boone tell it, she was primed early to work on gender equality and women's health issues.
While Boone was a...
Home Visits Help Parents & Teachers Connect
Fewer behavior issues, more students showing up for class, better grades – these are just a few of the early results teachers have shared...
$2M Donation Expands Women’s Health Care
by Annie Wiles September 29, 2016
Planned Parenthood came to Dallas in 1935 covertly, hidden inside a Ripley’s shirt box. Shirting empress Katherine Ripley would...
Border Crossers launches new site in Dallas-Fort Worth Region
Border Crossers is excited to announce the official launch of our new site in Dallas- Fort Worth, Texas. Over the last two years, we...
Boone Family, Harold Simmons foundations give $2 million to Planned Parenthood
Boone Family, Harold Simmons foundations give $2 million to Planned Parenthood
By Holly Haber hhaber@dallasnews.com
Published: 28 July 2016 07:53 PM
More women will have access...
SCOTUS issues a victory for Texas women
By CECILIA BOONE
Published: 27 June 2016 12:48 PM
Updated: 27 June 2016 03:17 PM
My husband, my children, some of my friends and I are exchanging...
Fort Worth leaders work to fight child poverty, disparity gaps
by Diane Smith, Star-Telegram
FORT WORTH
The numbers are an urgent call to action.
One-third of Hispanic and black children live in poverty in Tarrant County,...
Girls Scouts NE TX Dedicates Courtyard to Texas Trailblazers
April 29, 2016 May 2, 2016 / gsnetx blog
We are honored to introduce The Boone Family Foundation Courtyard at the STEM Center of Excellence...
State of Texas Children annual report
Study: Over 30% of black and Hispanic students in high-poverty schools
By Melissa B. Taboada - American-Statesman Staff
Posted: 12:02 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Hispanic students...
Texas A&M Investigates Report Of Slurs Yelled At Black High School Students from Uplift Education
"I am outraged and tremendously disappointed in the behavior displayed by a group of students," says Texas A&M University President Michael Young, after a...