Dallas ISD & Dallas Parks Training Students To Save Lives
The Dallas Independent School District has teamed with Dallas Park and Recreation on a special mission -- they're training students now to save lives in the future.
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The Dallas Independent School District has teamed with Dallas Park and Recreation on a special mission -- they're training students now to save lives in the future.
As Dallas school leaders look to expand its early childhood learning options, the recently reopened center at Harllee has become a model for the district - and a "welcome home" for its principal.
Judy Bryant was a school teacher for 32 years and retired from Dallas ISD 11 years ago. Now, she's worried health care costs will give her a serious math problem.
Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa testified that he was "surprised" at John Wiley Price's "negative response" to a development that would be an economic engine for the county's economically depressed south side.
Pit bulls and police working together to fight crime? Several local police departments say yes!
Some Dallas Independent School District campuses will serve a free morning snack and lunch to students over Spring Break .The meals will be offered from Monday, March 13, through Thursday, March 16.
After a unanimous vote by the school board, changes will now be made to a Dallas Independent School District policy that allowed suspension for students as young as 4-years-old.
A Dallas ISD teacher was arrested after police say he sent emails warning staff that they would "burn alive," if they didn't give him a raise.
Is it political frustration or an excuse to misbehave? Several North Texas schools are seeing a jump the number of student walkouts and campus violence in recent weeks.
Successful businesses are rarely games of chance — unless of course, you're talking of the third grade creation "Turkey Math."
The Dallas Independent School District wants to expand an enhanced learning program to more campuses, but the district's proposal for the expansion includes the closure of two campuses that serve some the district's poorest children.
Some of the brightest, young engineering minds in North Texas gathered in Dallas Saturday for the largest expo dedicated to science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the state.
The film "Hidden Figures" has become a phenomenon across the nation, earning more than $100 million at the box office so far. But it could also serve to inspire the next crop of engineers in North Texas.
A teacher in the Dallas ISD is learning a hard lesson after a viral video showed her shooting a squirt gun at an image of President Trump. School officials are investigating after putting the teacher on administrative leave.
Thao Doan, a 27-year-old teacher at Raul Quintanilla Sr, Middle School in Dallas, was arrested on Friday in connection to the suspected sexual relationship with the 14-year-old.
It's a land grab by the DISD that could force local businesses from the sites they've occupied for decades. The district wants to build a new school and it says all the properties in the way of that need to leave.
The Texas Education Agency released the grades they have given to each Texas public school and their respective school districts in what the agency is calling a "work in progress" report.
School is in session at Sarah Zumwalt Middle School despite ongoing mold problems there.
The Dallas ISD has announced plans to reform truancy policies, in hopes of holding students accountable without sending them to criminal court. Judge Clay Jenkins called the recommendations "more compassionate to students."
The calls for change at a Dallas high school have been heard. The DISD's board voted late Thursday night in favor of major funding to help with problems at South Oak Cliff High School.
A man in charge of little children now stands accused of assaulting one. Jorge Ruiz has been a teacher at Kramer Elementary School in Dallas for the past decade. He now faces at least two felony charges.
Dallas County Schools is out with a warning for drivers after a child was hit by a car while getting off a school bus.
Natural gas service has been restored at a Dallas ISD high school after an odd smell caused evacuations and made some students sick. South Oak Cliff High School went without natural gas service for more than a day.
It's a new school year and there are new schools, programs and changes across the Dallas Independent School District. There are some 160,000 students heading back to Dallas public schools today.
DISD Trustrees voted to maintain the current tax rate with board president Dr. Lew Blackburn casting the swing vote.
The retired biochemistry professor recounts how timing, luck and courage helped his family survive as Hungary fell under Nazi control in 1944.
That's one way to stop traffic.
Former Plano Senior High coach Tom Kimbrough remembers Smith as a beloved leader who helped build the school's championship legacy and later became a media personality in San Diego.
The new charges follow a mistrial in Adam King's previous trial in Johnson County.
CBS News has learned that four of the nation's largest Latino civic organizations are joining forces for the first time, combining their voter outreach operations ahead of the crucial 2026 midterms.
The retired biochemistry professor recounts how timing, luck and courage helped his family survive as Hungary fell under Nazi control in 1944.
That's one way to stop traffic.
Former Plano Senior High coach Tom Kimbrough remembers Smith as a beloved leader who helped build the school's championship legacy and later became a media personality in San Diego.
The new charges follow a mistrial in Adam King's previous trial in Johnson County.
CBS News has learned that four of the nation's largest Latino civic organizations are joining forces for the first time, combining their voter outreach operations ahead of the crucial 2026 midterms.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
A growing number of solar customers across the country have been left in limbo following a company's closure or bankruptcy.
CBS News has learned that four of the nation's largest Latino civic organizations are joining forces for the first time, combining their voter outreach operations ahead of the crucial 2026 midterms.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
The DOJ is seeking to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an "alien terrorist," in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago.
Recent reports of immigration arrests at U.S. airports, some of them captured in videos that have gone viral, stem from increased collaboration, ICE sources tell CBS News.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
The illness may take up to 14 days to incubate.
Dangerous heat is sending more people to the ER. Here's where North Texas outdoor workers can get free hydration kits.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices."
During every U.S. World Cup match, 18-year-old Aaron Dotson was selling patriotic gear in downtown Dallas.
Allisha Gray scored five of her 25 points in the closing seconds and the Atlanta Dream overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Dallas Wings 82-81 on Wednesday night in the first game for both teams since the All-Star break.
Yandy Diaz and Ryan Vilade homered in the first inning and five pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 3-0.
Spikes Under the Lights organizers announced the matchups Tuesday for the Aug. 27 event at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is a soccer legend from Mexico, with an impressive career thus far.
Jones spoke from Oxnard, Calif. on the eve of 2026 Dallas Cowboys training camp.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Kaylee Hottle, an Atlanta-born actress known for her role in the "Godzilla" film franchise, has died following a crash in Maryland.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
