May 16, 2021 Students in dozens of Dallas public schools will have access to a new after-school program next year to help them make up for learning opportunities lost to the pandemic. It’s part of an ambitious plan to expand tutoring and other enrichment activities as kids grapple with the academic and emotional reverberations of […]
May 14, 2021 Only five months after the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use, the shots are readily available to just about anyone who wants them. Now the biggest obstacle to returning to normal will be changing the minds of millions of people who don’t want them. Health officials have moved beyond the […]
May 14, 2021 Vanguard is the latest financial company to be lured to Dallas by its talented workforce. The Valley Force, Pa.-based global investment management giant will establish its fifth U.S. office in Dallas. The office will focus on its advice businesses, including its personal adviser services, which manage $231 billion. The new office isn’t […]
May 14, 2021 Only a small fraction of those who have received a coronavirus vaccine have experienced serious allergic reactions. But media reports of those reactions have made some people nervous about getting the shots. Doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center are co-leading a national, federally funded study to examine the frequency of allergic reactions […]
May 13, 2021 At Pegasus Park today, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson marked the official release of the Mayor’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship report. “The report comes at a critical time for our city,” the mayor said at the press conference. “As a city, it’s time for us to really take seriously building for […]
May 13, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to wear masks or physically distance, indoors or outdoors in most circumstances. “We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some sense of normalcy,” CDC director Dr. […]
May 13, 2021 When Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked his 15-year-old daughter if she was willing to be vaccinated in public, Madeleine was instantly excited to be on television like her dad. Then she thought seriously about what being vaccinated would mean. “I wanted to get vaccinated so that I can see my friends […]
May 12, 2021 With 32% of North Texans fully vaccinated, business leaders are seeing a green light to bring their workers back to the office. Over half of businesses surveyed by the Dallas Regional Chamber have returned to the office or plan to go back by June. Only 6% will require employee vaccination. The DRC […]
May 12, 2021 U.S. health advisers endorsed use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12 on Wednesday, just as expected new guidelines say it’s OK for people of any age to get the shot at the same time as other needed vaccinations. The sprint to vaccinate millions of middle and high school […]
May 12, 2021 The pandemic rattled a legislative session many hoped would focus on colleges and universities, said Harrison Keller, Texas’ commissioner of higher education. But the health crisis only made it more essential for legislators to invest in higher education because they are spearheading the “near-term recovery and long-term economic competitiveness,” Keller said during […]