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Texas Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

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Monday, November 15, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from Dallas, Texas will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station .

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from Dallas, Texas will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station .
  • NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Thomas Marshburn will answer prerecorded video questions from middle and high school students from Dallas Independent School District, DeSoto Independent School District, Duncanville Independent School District, and Lancaster Independent School District.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance, and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
  • For more than 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth.

Expanding Equity through STEM Learning Opportunities in Southern Dallas County School Districts

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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We are equally excited to now leverage the gains that we've experienced through this partnership with our neighboring districts to advance STEM education in southern Dallas County even further."

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  • We are equally excited to now leverage the gains that we've experienced through this partnership with our neighboring districts to advance STEM education in southern Dallas County even further."
  • The TI Foundation has also awarded $3.02 million in initial grants to Educate Texas to develop STEM districts in Cedar Hill and DeSoto ISDs -- home to approximately 17,000 students.
  • The districts are also within 15 miles of Lancaster, which will enable sharing best practices to lift up students in all three districts for the betterment of southern Dallas County.
  • Our scholars will have the opportunity to lead STEM efforts, not only in Dallas County and North Texas, but throughout the United States and globally."

Medcillary Masks Up Desoto Students After Fire

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Desoto ISD is unboxing 50,000 new KN95 masks, donated to help replace the district's PPE stockpile that was destroyed in a fire.

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  • DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Desoto ISD is unboxing 50,000 new KN95 masks, donated to help replace the district's PPE stockpile that was destroyed in a fire.
  • Dallas based healthcare consultancy and distributorship Medcillary is donating the masks - valued at approximately $150,000.
  • The Desoto fire was a tragedy in our backyard where we were uniquely positioned to help," said Medcillary CEO Jon Boski.
  • Boski says he charged his team with reaching out to Desoto ISD immediately upon hearing about the fire.