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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA ‘I hate the dark’: For Texas kids dealing with COVID-19 losses, isolation and food insecurity, the winter storm is another blow Talia Richman and Corbett Smith, The Dallas Morning News, (TNS) DALLAS — The 100th Day of School is a big event at Frank Guzick Elementary. Kids sprinkle baby powder in their hair to look as if they’re centenarians. They decorate T-shirts with rows of safety pins or Cheerios, adding more and more until they hit triple digits. This y...

Texas students need additional resources to overcome academic setbacks brought on by the pandemic, but school leaders aren’t so sure they’ll have the flexibility to spend new federal dollars to help them. The federal government gave Texas two big education stimulus packages — totaling around $6.8 billion — to help students recover from the pandemic. But as the first package of $1.3 billion flowed to districts, local school administrators saw aid cut elsewhere. It was hard to keep up wit...

Students’ social-emotional skills have suffered since the pandemic started and some predict it will only worsen Summer programs help children with learning losses and give them a chance to connect, advocates say. Attendance at Dallas summer programs was down dramatically in 2020 during the pandemic. Area advocates said those students who did attend were able to connect with others. Here Diego Rincon, 7, received an art kit that was distributed to students attending a program at the Wesley Ran...

Dallas board approves millions more for tornado-ravaged high school, but trustees unhappy with process The district’s trustees approved an additional $26.3 million for construction at Thomas Jefferson High School, heavily damaged by an October 2019 tornado. The dilapidated structure of Thomas Jefferson High School is photographed in Dallas on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. The campus, along with Edward H. Cary Middle School, was destroyed by a tornado last October. The schools are still in desrepair,...

‘Pearls for the girls!’ Dallas middle school marks Kamala Harris’ historic rise Women and girls celebrate Harris by emulating her signature looks. From left: Shanna Austin, Principal Rockell Stewart, Camila Saavedra, Tiambra Hunt and Campus Coordinator Vonda Pipkin pose for a photo at Billy Earl Dade Middle School in Dallas on Inauguration Day. Students and staff at the school wore Chucks and pearls to celebrate Kamala Harris, the first woman of color to be sworn in as vice president.(Jua...

Leading Off (1/15/21) Sunny, chilly weekend ahead. More School Days Could Be Coming to Dallas ISD. Yesterday, trustees were briefed about a plan for an “intersessional” calendar, which basically means year-round school. I wrote about this idea back in July, which some trustees were floating as an idea to curb learning loss among students. The district is considering starting school a week earlier and ending four weeks later at 11 feeder patterns. One idea is offering the new schedule to a...

Practicing every day leading up to the competition, he would go over the enunciations of his words clearly, slowing down so they had a stronger effect. His dad, who he said is also a good speaker, would listen and give feedback. In his speech, Dominic explained how Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings can help today. “Influencers such as musicians, politicians and educators have come together to address the root causes of racism and develop a road map for a comprehensive solution,” Dominic ...