Dallas College

Students in Dallas County’s public schools and those in Dallas College will get help to finish high school and 2- and 4-year colleges or get business training and trade certification so they can earn a living wage.

For years, fewer men than women have been graduating college, according to national statistics. A program at Dallas College is providing support to help students cross that finish line.

The tech giant said it’ll add to its nearby Midlothian data center because it can find or train qualified workers able to help its various businesses, including Google Cloud, Gmail, and AI efforts.

4DWN Skatepark in South Dallas has grown into a community hub with weekly healthy, zero-waste food rescue and distribution.

We're celebrating National Poetry Month with a video reading from a different North Texas poet each week. Poet and professor Darius Ajai Frasure dedicates his time helping young people discover and share their voices.

A coalition of activists, academics and governments is building a network of low-cost air quality sensors. It says it is missing a key collaborator — the City of Dallas.

Dallas College will take the lead in training people for good paying, biotech jobs. The catalyst is a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Public and private sector partners will join in the training that’s expected to deliver 1,100 much-needed workers in a matter of months.

For decades, Dallas College has been teaching and certifying veterinary technicians long-distance. And the program was succeeding way before the pandemic forced the world to take on long-distance and virtual learning.

The two-year community college system is the first in the state to offer a four-year bachelor's program. Its goal is to graduate more teachers to work in North Texas schools.

The Dallas County Community College District will run classes almost completely online this fall. The seven-school system extended virtual education…