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How an SMU Professor Is Equipping Students of Color To Succeed in College
Through the Action Research Center, Candice Bledsoe is working to close the gap between students of color and white students in higher education.
Book Review: Superheroes Are Everywhere by Kamala Harris
In the colorful picture book, the US Senator (and newly-announced presidential candidate) empowers her young readers with the knowledge that superheroes are more than just caped crusaders on the big screen.
Meet the Fort Worth Mom Helping Families Raise Bilingual Children
Julia Wang, a Fort Worth mom of 2, was inspired to raise her children to be bilingual. But when she couldn’t find a fun kid-friendly language education program, she decided to create her own.
Should Elementary Students Have Homework?
How much homework is too much? According to some parents and experts, any.
McKinney ISD’s Live Kind Initiative is Designed to Improve School Culture
McKinney ISD Superintendent Rick McDaniel launched the McKinney ISD Lives Kind Initiative (“Live Kind” for short) to make sure his students experience—and extend—kindness daily. The initiative aims to promote compassion throughout the district, from students to faculty members.
Book Review: Meet the Latkes by Alan Silberberg
Mega bees? Alien potatoes? Learn the real story of Hanukkah with Meet the Latkes, a new book by Alan Silberberg.
Six Books With Tales of Diverse Cultures For Kids
Children’s stories offer new opportunities to grow in compassion and understanding for different ways of life—or to see your own…
Sports Are Good for Kids With ADHD—And More Dangerous
From the time he was a toddler, Jamie Maness was a burst of energy. “Climbing on everything, getting into everything,…
16 Kids and Beginners Voice Lessons in Dallas-Fort Worth
Singing is a talent children can practice anytime, anywhere (as you know all too well), so refine those pipes in…
7 DIY Arts and Crafts You Can Do At Home
Go screen less on National Day of Unplugging
10 Kids and Beginners Piano Lessons in Dallas-Fort Worth
Mozart was composing by age 5, Beethoven performing publicly by age 7 and Elton John playing piano by age 3….
How Music Lessons Improve Language Skills
“One of the best investments we could have made was to introduce our son, Bryant, to piano lessons at 4…
How Executive Director of Frisco Arts is growing the arts community in Collin County
Tammy Meinershagen is on a mission to prove that the arts are the heart and soul of any city. Since she took the…
Ultimate School Survival Guide
After nearly three months of basically no bedtime, fun with Grandma and cousins, swimming, trips to the beach and sleeping…
Going Private
Aledo ● ALEDO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 400 Queen St.; aledochristianschool.com Year established: 1981 Religious affiliation: Christian Grades: K–12 Total enrollment: 30…
School Rules
Last spring, my son Chad, then a sophomore, was resigned to the fact that he wouldn’t go to college. So…
10 Kid-Friendly Cookbooks for Your Junior Chef
Devour this roundup of the best books to get kids cooking in the kitchen
Teach Kids About Flowers at These North Texas Nature Destinations
April showers might bring May flowers, but tulips, poppies and pansies are already in bloom here this month.
20 Books to Read if You Like 'A Wrinkle in Time'
Celebrate the release of Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time with these titles chosen by the Fort Worth Library.