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The Milken Educator Award goes to top teachers and gives instructors $25,000 with no strings attached. North Texas has had several recipients over the years. The latest - Emily Dickerson, who teaches freshman algebra at Grand Prairie High.
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Numerous residents in the predominantly Latino Burbank Gardens neighborhood said they’ve been told little or nothing about air, soil and groundwater poisoned by TCE, a known human carcinogen.
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The senior year of high school is supposed to be crammed with memory-making moments like prom and graduation. Heck, even emptying your locker for the last…
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The Grand Prairie Independent School District has appointed an interim superintendent following the death last week of Superintendent Susan Simpson Hull.…
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Susan Simpson Hull had a demanding job leading 30,000 students. But she found strength and clarity on the road. She had an adventurous spirit and loved…
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Perhaps the hardest part of being a high school teacher is seeing students drop out or fail to graduate. But sometimes, students and teachers get a second…
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The former chief financial officer of Grand Prairie schools has been charged with stealing $600,000 from the district.In a federal indictment, Carolyn…
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During the past decade, it seems like every school has added a garden. Educators say the benefits range from kids learning about healthier food to…
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The Grand Prairie school district and Uplift charter schools just announced a first in North Texas: A partnership that will put a charter school within a…
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UPDATE: The Grand Prairie school district has released a statement about the settlement. It said that the board "is confident the single-member district…
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School gardens are sprouting up across North Texas. The newest may be at a Grand Prairie elementary school. Last week, students, faculty and corporate…
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Texas must change its teacher evaluation system because of a deal it cut with the federal government a few years ago. The state’s education commissioner…