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8/26/2010
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Eastfield Awarded Jobs & Education for Texans »
(Mesquite, TX) - Eastfield College has been awarded a JET (Jobs & Education for Texans) Equipment grant for $147,098. The grant is for additional instructional equipment for the Alternative/Sustainable Energy programs. This new program features both an associate degree and a certificate. These can be earned in either Solar Technician or Wind [...]
North Texas Job Corps Center, a place where youth from »
By: Jackie Hardy, NDG Contributing Writer The North Texas Job Corps Center (NTJCC), located in McKinney sits over 90 acres of land and to many of its students it represents their land of opportunity. NTJCC is contracted to serve a maximum of 650 students that range in ages from 16 through 24. Job Corps is a national program funded by the [...]
Parents will see more items included in sales tax »
By Sen. Royce West With the Summer break winding down and the start of school just weeks away, Texas shoppers and parents can once again look to take advantage of the sales tax holiday. Since 2002, parents have been able to purchase school clothes and other items including footwear, free of sales tax charges - a nice break during back-to-school [...]
Celebration Time – C’mon! The Back To School »
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil Special NDG Contributor It’s time for my favorite annual holiday – which technically isn’t an “official” day, but actually several weeks leading up to one BIG day. YOUR day may not be the same as mine. But trust me, it’s the one holiday most seasoned parents look forward to more than all the others [...]
Irving Independent School District Hires First African »
By: Jackie Hardy NDG Contributing Writer Irving Independent School District (IISD) hires first African American Superintendent, Dr. Dana Bedden, Ed. D. Bedden comes to Texas after serving three years as Superintendent at the Richmond County School District in Augusta, Georgia. “This is a District where 80 percent of its students live in [...]
First-of-its kind organization seeks to support »
(NDG Wire) The inaugural event of the newly formed Latinos in Architecture Committee, a first-of-its-kind Hispanic networking organization, kicked off with drinks, lively discussions and almost 100 people. The Latinos in Architecture (LiA) Committee launched last month with the goal of increasing the relationships between Hispanic architects, [...]
Volunteers are needed for Annual Mayor’s Back to »
There is a call out for volunteers. Here are the details: The Annual Mayor’s Back to School Fair will be taking place on Thursday, August 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Automobile and Centennial Buildings at Fair Park. The fair is a family-friendly event providing an opportunity to increase awareness and availability of education, [...]
Erasing Civil Rights: Rewriting History »
By Benjamin Todd Jealous NAACP President In Arizona, they just passed a law that would make the study of the role of African Americans, Latinos, Asian American and Native Americans illegal. They banned "ethnic studies" ignoring the reason those studies were created: that for too long history books have left out people of color from the [...]
Republicans and Democrats work harmoniously at 1600 »
(NDG Wire) To say that American citizens have weak appetites for the current political climate of Washington DC is a conservative view at best. Endless reports of congressional gridlock and visceral attacks have breeded disillusionment and apathy, and have caused many to question our government’s priorities. What people long for is evidence of [...]
UNT Graduate wins Teacher of the Year »
(NDG Wire) She is not as famous as Wilmer-Hutchins High School graduates Royce West or Spud Webb, but Raquel Ortiz is just as special as the senator and basketball player to her fourth grade class at Daugherty Elementary School in Garland where she recently was named teacher of the year. “It’s amazing,” Ortiz says of the award. “The [...]
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