Grand Prairie ISD

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.

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.

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…

The Grand Prairie Independent School District has appointed an interim superintendent following the death last week of Superintendent Susan Simpson Hull.…

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…

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…

The former chief financial officer of Grand Prairie schools has been charged with stealing $600,000 from the district.In a federal indictment, Carolyn…

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…

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…

UPDATE: The Grand Prairie school district has released a statement about the settlement. It said that the board "is confident the single-member district…

School gardens are sprouting up across North Texas. The newest may be at a Grand Prairie elementary school. Last week, students, faculty and corporate…

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…