Skip to main content

Education

'Cool Schools' to expand tree canopy at DISD campuses

Design for the Onesimo Hernandez Elementary campus in Dallas, one of two pilot schools in the Cool Schools Program. Courtesy of Texas Trees Foundation.

July 21, 2016

Some Dallas area elementary schools will be shadier and greener in the coming school year, thanks to the Texas Trees Foundation’s Cool Schools initiative.

PTA parent orchestrates creation of Skyview Harmony Garden

Skyview Harmony Garden, conceived by Sarah Greenman, PTA president at Skyview Elementary, serves as an outdoor learning and musical space. Developed with community support, it features raised beds, a pollinator garden, and musical instruments, benefiting students, including special needs, and the community by promoting nutrition education.

Earth Day Texas attracts big name speakers, innovators

The world's largest Earth Day celebration has an awesome lineup April 22-24 at Fair Park. Photos courtesy of EDTx.

April 20, 2016

Texas is known for doing everything bigger and better. The sixth annual Earth Day Texas to be held April 22-24 at Fair Park in Dallas aims to prove that again, with help from big-name speakers in the environmental movement, including Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Karenna Gore.