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Groundbreaking $100M STEM complex takes root at UNT Dallas: A leap toward future healthcare excellence
Dallas, Texas – In a collaborative stride towards transformative education and healthcare advancement, esteemed university heads, medical cognoscenti, elected representatives, and community allies ceremoniously initiated the construction of a pioneering, avant-garde STEM facility at the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas) on Friday. The symbolic spade into the…
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Landmark moment beckons for UNT Dallas with inauguration of a cutting-edge $100m STEM facility
This upcoming Friday, September 29th, marks an emblematic juncture for The University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas). In a gesture symbolizing not just physical construction but also academic progress, the university’s higher ranks alongside key campus luminaries will initiate the construction of a $100 million STEM facility.…
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Fort Worth ISD faces serious enrollment crisis and the district wants to change that as soon as now
Fort Worth, Texas – In a significant development, the trustees of Fort Worth ISD convened Tuesday evening and reached a unanimous consensus, calling for an exhaustive study aimed at crafting a comprehensive strategy to address the discerning decline in enrollment figures observed over the past seven years. Fort Worth…
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Dallas ISD Grants surprise vacation days in October
In an effort to revitalize the academic calendar, Dallas Independent School District (DISD) has made the executive decision to integrate a novel fall break into this academic year’s schedule, granting both students and campus staff a respite. Dallas ISD implements fall break for students from October 12 to October…
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TCU campus addresses housing shortage with new residence halls and dining complex
Fort Worth, Texas – In an ambitious expansion stride, Texas Christian University (TCU), situated in Fort Worth, ceremoniously initiated the construction of two avant-garde residence halls, a sophisticated dining area, and an inclusive common space, all slated to redefine the student living experience. Poised strategically at the juncture of…
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Texas Education Agency (TEA) served as the keynote speaker of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s 2023 State of Public Education conference
In an escalating demonstration of opposition, numerous school districts in North Texas have fortified the burgeoning statewide movement to contest the modified assessment criteria promulgated by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Both the Fort Worth Independent School District and Plano ISD substantively augmented the ever-expanding compendium of dissenting educational…
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Dallas-Fort Worth universities shine in Texas college rankings
Dallas, Texas – In a recent report, the U.S. News and World Report unveiled its comprehensive 2024 Best Colleges in Texas undergraduate rankings, an evaluative compilation that employs a multitude of criteria, ranging from academic rigor and excellence to the daunting levels of graduate indebtedness and student retention rates.…
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Dallas ISD joins other Texas school districts and files lawsuit against TSA
Dallas, Texas – In a recent move punctuated by mounting discontent, the Dallas Independent School District has entered into a legal alliance with an expanding cadre of over 20 other Texas educational districts—spanning geographic locales from Kingsville to Crowley, and Frisco to Fort Stockton—in instituting litigation against Texas Education…
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Frisco ISD takes legal action against TEA over accountability rating uncertainty
Frisco, Texas – In an annual assessment regimen governed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), educational campuses within the jurisdiction of the Frisco Independent School District (Frisco ISD) are evaluated through a grading method ranging from A to F. Predominantly based on the aggregate performance of students in the…
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Dallas ISD’s T.D. Marshall Center to bridge mental and physical health gap
Dallas, Texas – In a concerted endeavor to bridge the disparities in access to both mental and physical healthcare, the educational administration has orchestrated the forthcoming inauguration of the T.D. Marshall Youth and Family Center at Clara Oliver. Situated within the feeder network of South Oak Cliff High School,…