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Expanded Creekview Fire Academy brings real-world firefighter training to the classroom

Visitors tour Creekview High School's newly renovated Fire Academy on Monday, Aug. 24. A retired Carrollton Fire Rescue ambulance has been incorporated into the classroom, giving students a realistic space to practice emergency medical skills.

Inside a classroom at Creekview High School sits something students don't normally find at school: the back half of a real ambulance. It's not there for decoration. …

CFB Educational Foundation helps bridge funding gaps as students face growing needs

More than 62% of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD students are economically disadvantaged, and so far, this year the district has provided more than 10,000 courtesy meals …

Ranchview High School students and school officials gather for a $10,000 donation from Mark Cuban Companies to support the school's aerospace engineering project. The 10 seniors are working to build and launch a rocket capable of reaching 50,000 feet, aiming to break the current high school student-built rocket altitude record. The team plans to launch its rocket at White Sands Missile Range in June 2027.

From long shot to launch pad: Mark Cuban gives Ranchview students a $10,000 rocket boost

Ten seniors at Ranchview High School received a $10,000 boost from Mark Cuban to help pursue an ambitious aerospace goal: becoming the first high school team in the country to build and launch a …

Dallas College has announced the launch of Dallas College Enterprise Ventures, a nonprofit organization established by the Dallas College Foundation as part of its Dallas College 2035 vision. The initiative will pursue strategic investments and partnerships to generate revenue supporting student success, workforce development and community programs across North Texas. Michelle Williams has been named executive director of the new organization.

Dallas College launches Enterprise Ventures

As part of its Dallas College 2035 vision, Dallas College today announced the launch of Dallas College Enterprise Ventures, a Texas non-profit corporation established by the Dallas College Foundation …

Dallas College is fielding 64 teams in the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge, a worldwide competition where students manage $1 million virtual investment portfolios. The competition, which runs Oct. 12 through Nov. 13, gives students hands-on experience in financial markets using Bloomberg Terminals and helps prepare them for careers in North Texas' growing financial sector.

Y'all Street comes to Dallas College

In support of its commitment to be the educational arm of the growing North Texas financial ecosystem and the new Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), collectively nicknamed “Y’all Street,” Dallas …

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District administration building in Carrollton. District officials discussed declining enrollment and the possibility of future campus closures during the Oct. 1 board meeting.

CFBISD loses 2,800 students, raising possibility of campus closures

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) has lost approximately 2,800 students over the past two school years, a decline that district officials say has significantly reduced …

Dallas College expands its bachelor’s degree offerings with the launch of its fourth program, a fully online Bachelor of Applied Science in Management designed to provide flexible, affordable education for working adults and students across North Texas.

Dallas College expands bachelor’s degree offerings

Dallas College is growing its bachelor’s degree portfolio to four with the launch of its Bachelor of Applied …