American Graduate Champions /tags/american-graduate-champions American Graduate Champions en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:01:14 GMT Families In Poor Dallas Neighborhood Find Community, Education At Bachman Lake Together /education/2017-08-17/families-in-poor-dallas-neighborhood-find-community-education-at-bachman-lake-together Bachman Lake Together Family Center provides extensive child development services and parent engagement programming for low-income families.Director Jerry… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:01:14 GMT /education/2017-08-17/families-in-poor-dallas-neighborhood-find-community-education-at-bachman-lake-together ĻӰԺ A Teacher Changed Her Life. Now, She Tries To Do The Same For Her Garland Students /education/2017-08-17/a-teacher-changed-her-life-now-she-tries-to-do-the-same-for-her-garland-students As a teenager, Jeanie Greenidge was homeless and hopeless – until a teacher saved her life.Today, she teaches at O’Banion Middle School in Garland, where… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:57:22 GMT /education/2017-08-17/a-teacher-changed-her-life-now-she-tries-to-do-the-same-for-her-garland-students ĻӰԺ 'He Didn't Judge Me': Mentor Guides Troubled Fathers To Be Better Parents, Find Stability /education/2017-08-15/he-didnt-judge-me-mentor-guides-troubled-fathers-to-be-better-parents-find-stability Reggie Moss is a mentor to men of all ages, but mostly, to fathers struggling to raise their kids. He works at a faith-based nonprofit in Fort Worth with… Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:12:00 GMT /education/2017-08-15/he-didnt-judge-me-mentor-guides-troubled-fathers-to-be-better-parents-find-stability Bill Zeeble Fort Worth Entrepreneur Inspires Kids To Dream Big About Future Careers /education/2017-08-08/fort-worth-entrepreneur-inspires-kids-to-dream-big-about-future-careers As a college student at the University of Missouri, Kam Phillips volunteered at a local Boys and Girls Club. There, she got a lesson in reality when she… Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:00:00 GMT /education/2017-08-08/fort-worth-entrepreneur-inspires-kids-to-dream-big-about-future-careers Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom After Foster Care, She Was On Her Own. Now, She's Helping College Students Just Like Her /education/2017-08-01/after-foster-care-she-was-on-her-own-now-shes-helping-college-students-just-like-her Sarah Matteson, who works at Texas Woman's University in Denton, helps “nontraditional” students get through college. Students range from homeless kids… Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:30:00 GMT /education/2017-08-01/after-foster-care-she-was-on-her-own-now-shes-helping-college-students-just-like-her Bill Zeeble This Teacher Is The Force Behind Seagoville High's Winning Academic Decathlon Team /education/2017-07-25/this-teacher-is-the-force-behind-seagoville-highs-winning-academic-decathlon-team What happens when your school heads to the state championship for smart kids three years running? At Seagoville High School in the Dallas school district,… Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:45:00 GMT /education/2017-07-25/this-teacher-is-the-force-behind-seagoville-highs-winning-academic-decathlon-team Bill Zeeble This Couple Has Opened Their Home And Their Heart To Dallas' Refugee Children /education/2017-07-18/this-couple-has-opened-their-home-and-their-heart-to-dallas-refugee-children Laura and Alex Laywell spend most of their days working with refugee kids in Dallas’ Vickery Meadow neighborhood. At night, they open their home to them.… Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:25:43 GMT /education/2017-07-18/this-couple-has-opened-their-home-and-their-heart-to-dallas-refugee-children Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom