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Helping Kids Add up to More
By Robin Harkey With budding interest and child-like anticipation, I stepped into Dudley Elementary to visit Jaime Schrade, VISD Education...
Towering Above in Education
By Robin Harkey This plant researcher girl had a spring in her step donning overalls and a wide-brimmed gardening hat (well, not really) ready to go...
Budding Thinkers in the Making
By Robin Harkey My 20/20 vision intently peered into a compound microscope and adjusted the knobs to bring forth the highest level of clarity, to...
H-E-B is so much more than a store
I’ve been stewing over ways to publicly thank H-E-B for their heroic efforts over the past year to help fund the VISD Education Foundation. But...
A Vehicle for Learning Real-World Lessons
By Robin Harkey I dashed out my office door to go driving out in the country down Farm-to-Market Road 236 in my ordinary Volkswagen Jetta...
Singing Praises for Biotechnology in the Classroom and Beyond
By Robin Harkey Earlier this month, I had the permission, oh what a privilege, to visit Victoria West High School, and biology teacher, Karew...
VISD Education Foundation Awards over $45K to Educators
By Robin Harkey On March 27, with shiny green and fuchsia pom-poms, oversized mock checks and noise clackers in hand, Dr. Carroll, assistant...
Hungry to Share, Care
By Robin Harkey When my children were little, one of my absolute favorite things to do with them was to read. Cuddled up on the couch, floor or...