New Youth and Family Center set to open in the district’s southern sector

The T.D. Marshall Youth and Family Center at Clara Oliver will open next month and aims to provide accessible mental and physical healthcare services to students and families in the South Oak Cliff High School feeder pattern. The center will offer a holistic approach to healthcare, including mental health services and partnerships with healthcare organizations for physical health services.

U.S. News & World Report ranks Dallas ISD schools best in Texas 

Dallas ISD high schools have achieved impressive rankings in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings. These rankings place Dallas ISD high schools in the top 10% of Texas high schools, with 18 of them receiving high national rankings. These rankings are based on exceptional student performance on state assessments in math, reading, and science.

Creating fun opportunities for growth

The Student Activities Department in the Dallas ISD is dedicated to enriching students' educational experiences through extracurricular opportunities, ensuring that all students have the chance to engage in at least one extracurricular activity each year. The department believes that participating in extracurriculars fosters personal growth, creativity, and improved academic performance while allowing students to showcase their talents and make new friends.

Texas eighth graders will soon be required to learn about climate change. But not without a showdown over textbooks.

Texas is set to require eighth graders to learn about climate change as part of a science curriculum overhaul. However, the choice of textbooks for the curriculum is raising concerns about potential partisan influence. The State Board of Education, which sets curriculum standards in Texas, is divided along party lines, with some some questioning whether students should learn about the benefits of fossil fuels, while others push for teaching the scientific consensus on climate change.

Why are Texas teachers quitting the profession in record numbers? Here's what they told us.

Many Texas teachers are leaving the profession due to mental health concerns, low salaries, challenging working conditions, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. Despite efforts by the state government to address the issue through a Teacher Vacancy Task Force, which recommended salary increases and improved working conditions, no significant legislative action has been taken to retain teachers.

As Pandemic Funds Expire, Child-Care Centers Struggle to Survive

Billions in COVID-19 relief funding for child-care centers are set to run out next month, causing concerns about potential closures and their impact on workforce participation and children's early education access. The American Rescue Plan Act allocated nearly $39 billion for child-care providers and has a spending deadline of September 30. A report estimates that this could lead to the closure of 70,000 child-care programs.

What Teachers Need to Know About AI, But Don’t

A majority of educators feel unprepared to teach students the skills needed for success in an AI-driven world, according to a survey. To address this, educators need time and resources to learn about AI and gain confidence in using AI tools in the classroom. Additionally, curriculum and standards should be adapted to include AI-related skills and assessments that prevent cheating using AI tools.

Teachers Work 50-Plus Hours a Week—And Other Findings From a New Survey on Teacher Pay

K-12 public school teachers in the United States work an average of 53 hours per week, seven hours more than other working adults. Much of their extra work, including grading and planning, goes uncompensated. This extended workload negatively affects teachers' well-being and has led to dissatisfaction. Teachers' dissatisfaction with their hours worked is linked to higher job-related stress, burnout, difficulty in coping with stress, and symptoms of depression.