Thousands fewer may get childcare assistance in Dallas County
Thousands fewer Dallas County children could receive subsidized childcare next year as rising costs outpace available funding, according to…
Texas state jobs could drop bachelor’s degree rules
The Texas flag flies over the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Tom Fox/The…
Dallas nonprofit helps adults train for better jobs, careers
Jeny Alvarez spent a recent Thursday morning wrapping a blood pressure cuff around a classmate’s arm, carefully listening for the pulse she…
North Texas AI boom fuels electrician shortage
Inside CEC Facilities’ apprenticeship school in Irving, the 31-year-old electrical apprentice walks through a control panel he built for a…
North Texas data shows who can still reach the American Dream
Flags flutter in a warm breeze a people cross a bridge at EpicCentral in Grand Prairie, Monday, June…
North Texans weigh a changing American Dream
Nearly every table was full at Milagro Tacos Cantina on the last Friday afternoon in June. Servers wove…
Dallas program connects healthcare trainees to jobs
Nancy Sosa introduced herself to recruiters and healthcare officials while classmates rotated among employers from Parkland Health, Texas…
Dallas County loses $1.63 billion annually to childcare crisis
Adara Cruz, center, attends a news conference to launch Dallas Childcare Works with her children Adelina Cantu, 3,…
Dallas employers tackle childcare as workforce challenge
“We want to make sure our families have peace of mind when they’re working,” said Felicia Miller, Parkland’s executive…
Dallas County childcare deserts becoming chronic
A new analysis from advocacy group Children at Risk found that 263 Texas ZIP codes, roughly 14%, are now classified…
Dallas nonprofit helps first-gen college students
Cayro Bustos grew up hearing the same refrain from his father, a Mexican immigrant who spent his life doing landscaping…
D-FW leaders encourage job seekers to hone ‘human skills’
Applicants should lean into their “human” skills and tap into their authentic selves to stand out as artificial…