Education
Tree Fall Sounds is an Oak Cliff-based nonprofit “dedicated to supporting, fostering and inspiring sustainable creativity.” The 2-year-old venture, founded by neighborh[...]
11 Jun 2013
A couple years ago I was at a writer’s conference where Gene Weingarten spoke about the time he almost accidentally left his child in the car all day. It prompted him to write the [...]
22 May 2013
DART broke ground on the Oak Cliff streetcar; pedestrian and bike pathways planned across the Margaret McDermott bridge and Bishop Dunne Catholic School is amid a $6 million renova[...]
22 May 2013
A Sunset High School graduate is the Dallas school district’s teacher assistant of the year. Rose Davidson has worked at Dallas Environmental Science Academy in West Dallas f[...]
15 May 2013
If you haven’t seen the video of the Duncanville High School student telling off his teacher, you should spend more time on the Internet. The student, Jeff Bliss, has [...]
13 May 2013
Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center math teacher Joshua Newton is a candidate for DISD teacher of the year. Newton serves as a department co-chair, and he regularly analyzes date looki[...]
06 May 2013
There’s an interesting story in the Dallas News today by Matthew Haag (it’s behind the paywall) about DISD Supt. Michael Miles becoming the media punching bag for Dalla[...]
30 Apr 2013
The Sunset High School jazz and concert bands and the choir perform at the Meyerson Symphony Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased through Pay Pa[...]
26 Apr 2013
There are only a few weeks left of school, and if you don’t want your kids watching daytime television while eating Hot Pockets all summer, here are a few ideas to keep them [...]
25 Apr 2013
Throughout May, commencement speakers everywhere beseech young graduates to embrace opportunity as they step into a bright future. Each graduate has a story about his or her journe[...]
24 Apr 2013
We are about 10 days out from the start of early voting on April 29 for the joint election, which is Tuesday, May 11. Here’s another opportunity to see and hear the candidate[...]
19 Apr 2013
Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Oak Cliff will unveil plans today for a $6 million renovation to be completed over the summer. Full disclosure: I am lucky enough to work at this wo[...]
17 Apr 2013
