How West Dallas parents experienced the vices and virtues of virtual learning

How West Dallas parents experienced the vices and virtues of virtual learning

Virtual learning has become the new normal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas ISD elected to begin the 2020 school year three weeks later on Sept. 8, rather than begin online education on Aug. 17 like other North Texas districts, but DISD students will still have the option to learn virtually, even if […]

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Maddi Hurd - August 15, 2020

Future West Dallas STEM school finds its first leader

Future West Dallas STEM school finds its first leader

Marion Jackson was named principal this month, more than a year before the school is expected to open.

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Maddi Hurd - June 17, 2020

CVS Minute Clinic opens first COVID-19 testing site in West Dallas

CVS Minute Clinic opens first COVID-19 testing site in West Dallas

In early June, the CVS at 3030 Sylvan Avenue became the first testing COVID-19 testing site in West Dallas.  Testing is done using a drive-through system. Patients stay in their cars while CVS Minute Clinic workers come outside. The test requires patients or someone with them to swab their own nose for a secretion sample. This […]

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Maddi Hurd - June 13, 2020