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DonateBig Thought, serving as the backbone agency for Dallas City of Learning (DCoL), has continued its focus on enhancing out-of-school time (OST) programs for youth in Dallas. By offering a broad spectrum of support to program providers, DCoL aims to increase access, dosage, and quality across the ecosystem while fostering community engagement and uplift. This
This article first appeared here. The National Civic League honored Dallas, Texas on Sunday, among ten 74th Annual All-America City recipients. «We are happy to designate Dallas as an All-America City,” said National Civic League president Doug Linkhart. “Through their application and presentation, they showed that they are among the best in America at engaging youth and other
Honoring Dallas City of Learning’s Partner of the Year, Young STEM Professionals When Roz Davis started looking for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program for her grandson, she discovered that there were no such programs on the southside of Dallas. She settled on a program on the northside and traveled forty miles each
On behalf of the entire team at Big Thought, we want to say THANK YOU. Your leadership has revolutionized the way Dallas ISD teaches our children. You have helped establish a special sense of community for our families and supported our educators with innovative solutions that have made our schools stronger. Our team is lucky
A life of service well lived. Big Thought mourns the loss of our friend and supporter Peter O’Donnell, Jr. who passed away at the age of 97 on October 10, 2021. O’Donnell is survived by his daughters: Ann O’Donnell, Carol Kradolfer (Lyle), and Ruth Mutch. O’Donnell and his wife Edith, who predeceased him in 2020, were lifelong
When you think of technology access, you may not focus on the bandwidth that is fueling your device comes from cell towers, rooftop antennas, small cells, and fiber networks we see across our communities. Without those devices, our phones and Wi-Fi-enabled devices would not be able to work. Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider