Charter school ‘beacon of hope’ for children, Oak Cliff neighborhood, backers say
For decades, some of Dallas’ most vulnerable children filled the red brick building at the corner of South Ewing Avenue and Korgan Street in...
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Books for Dallas Babies
“Books for Dallas Babies” Initiative Kicks Off Jan. 1 2016
More than 10,000 to be distributed to mothers at Parkland
Media Inquiries: Margarita Birnbaum, Interlink
Tel. 214-883-1736/Email:...
Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse – Radical Experiment
In May 2015, twenty Dallas-based social justice leaders convened for the first meeting of the Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse, a radical experiment in personal...
Dallas is 5th U.S. city to land Per Scholas IT training program
Dallas Morning News
Norma Adams-Wade
Efforts to stamp out poverty in Dallas got a boost when the city was picked as the nation’s fifth to house...
Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse Announcement
The Boone Family Foundation is now accepting applications for the “Dallas Public Voices Greenhouse,” a prestigious new program to dramatically increase the public impact...
National Facing Race conference in Dallas ends on a joyous and inspiring note
Ron Baselice/Staff Photographer
Sarita Turner said communities need to help identify the right remedies in a session on housing equity during the Facing Race conference...
Who’s Supporting Single-Sex Education, and Why?
Inside Philanthropy October 27, 2014
Alyssa Ochs
Single-gender education is certainly not a new concept, but the number of such schools is on the rise nationally, along with...
Klyde Warren Park Selected as Winner of 2014 ULI Urban Open Space Award
DALLAS (Oct. 21, 2014) — The Urban Land Institute (ULI) announced Klyde Warren Park as the winner of its prestigious Urban Open Space Award...
A Better Response to Ebola Fears
October 20, 2014
To: Dallas Faces Race Partners and Subscribers
From: Lauren Embrey and the Embrey Family Foundation
Cecilia and Garrett Boone and...
Princesses Redefined
#PRINCESS REDEFINED: A New Gender Independent East Asian Superheroine
(Los Angeles/Riverside, CA, Oct. 16, 2014)
A new educational media organization, the Guardian Princess Alliance (GPA) is...
MacArthur names 2014 Fellows – Genius grant to John Henneberger
MacArthur today named its 2014 class of MacArthur Fellows, recognizing 21 exceptionally creative individuals with a track record of achievement and the potential for...
Pre-K is the way to improve schools
By MARY JALONICK AND LINDA EVANS published in The Dallas Morning News
Michael Williams — the outspoken and charismatic Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency...
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