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DALLAS, TX (February 20, 2023) – The Dallas Education Foundation and Kia America are proud to announce a 3-day Literacy Summit at S.S. Conner Elementary School, aiming to advance literacy by providing students the opportunity to create and add to their home library collections. An additional 300 new books will be added to Conner’s library

During the Jan. 12 Dallas ISD Board Briefing, the Dallas Education Foundation (DEF) provided an update on how the organization supported and invested in the district’s initiatives during 2022. As both a fundraising and grant-making organization, DEF accomplished a great deal in 2022 to continue its efforts to contribute toward student success in Dallas ISD.

The Dallas Education Foundation (DEF) hosted its second annual “Heart of Teaching” gala on Tuesday, with an evening of desserts and drinks as well as stunning dance and musical performances by Dallas ISD’s own performing arts educators. The foundation is the direct, nonprofit philanthropic partner of Dallas ISD, with a mission to inspire community investment

DALLAS – June 29, 2022 – In celebration of nearly three years of steadily supporting Dallas ISD by investing in innovative programming to help close achievement gaps and propel our students forward, the Dallas Education Foundation is thrilled to announce: A fresh, streamlined look, including Our updated website at https://DallasEdFound.org A simplified social media presence where you can follow us

Previous Next DALLAS – May 24, 2022 – Dallas ISD’s 2022 Stem Expo Coding Competition, “Virtually Making A Difference,” was a huge success, with a total of 65 entries through which students had the opportunity to showcase their coding skills. Projects answered the question, “How does your program make a difference in society?” The Dallas Education

Previous Next DALLAS – May 23, 2022 – Fourteen outstanding Dallas ISD teachers were recognized May 17 with Texas Instruments’ Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards. The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation gave the $140,000 grant to the Dallas Education Foundation (DEF), which then provided the award to the teachers. Each honoree receives $10,000, of which $5,000 is

Previous Next DALLAS – May 20, 2022 – There was much to celebrate at College Signing Day at the Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet at Townview on Friday, May 13. The school jumped 11 spots in the most recent US News and World Report high school rankings, making the Law Magnet the 48th best public high school in

Previous Next DALLAS – April 22, 2022 – Dallas ISD’s Career and Technical Education Department recently hosted the “Hilltop Entrepreneurship Challenge.” The in-person competition for Dallas ISD Career Institute Entrepreneurship students was held March 31 at the Price Career Institute South. More than 40 volunteers assisted with the presentations of over 150 student businesses. This event was a

DALLAS – March 1, 2022 – On October 20th, 2019, a series of tornadoes severely impacted 10 Dallas ISD campuses. Cary Middle School was a total loss and half of the Cary students were reassigned to Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy. The community rallied around the middle school and was asking what could be done

Last November, thanks to the generosity of the Laura Bush Foundation (LBF), the Dallas Education Foundation (DEF) was awarded $500,000 for the direct benefit of Dallas ISD to rebuild library collections of schools affected by the October 2019 Dallas-area tornadoes. These grants are being used to expand, update, and diversify the library book collections at Thomas Jefferson High School,