Media Coverage/Awards

Featured Coverage

Study: Paying Dallas Kids to Read is Working (WFAA 8 - Dallas, Texas)

Over the last several years, a strict emphasis on mission-driven services and performance measurements has garnished Earning by Learning numerous educational awards and an array of media attention:

Articles & Blogs

• Dallas ISD Facebook,"Earning by Learning at Macon Elementary", January 13, 2011
• National Post, "Does Paying Students for Good Grades Really Work?", November 20, 2010
• The Oklahoman Online, " Oklahoma City students get cell phones in academic motivation research", October 9, 2010
• The Economist, " Satchel, Uniform, Bonus: Pay-for-Performance for School Students is no Silver Bullet", May 20, 2010
• EdWeek.org, "Bribery Works", April 16, 2010
• The Harvard Crimson, " Students Perform Better When Paid: Financial incentives might close achievement gap", April 13, 2010
• Dallas Observer "Teaching DISD Students About Money -- How to Keep It, and How to Make It " April 12, 2010
• New York Times " Bribing Kids", April 12, 2010
• Wallet Pop "Paying Kids to Read Can Boost Test Scores", April 11, 2010
• TIME Magazine, “Should Kids Be Bribed To Do Well In School?”, April 8, 2010
  
• Dallas Business Journal, “UnitedHealthcare of North Texas cares for more than ills: Employees help the homeless and combat literacy through volunteer efforts.”, December 18, 2009
• UNT Dallas The Faculty & Student Affairs Newsletter, September 2009
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development ‘s (ASCD) "Paying for Performance" Volume 51, Number 3, March 2009,
• The Dallas ISD Parent, "Reading Incentive Program Yields Prizes and a Lifelong Love of Books" , Fall 2008
• The Brown Bookshelf , "Thelma Morris - Lindsey Inspires Children to Read" April 30, 2008
• The Communicator, "Reading Incentive Program Yields Prizes and a Lifelong Love of Books" Volume 7, No. 30, 4/28/08
• Dallas Morning News, " Salesman Hit Road to Catch Readers" April 28, 2007
• Coverage in the Duncanville, Plano, and Irving ISD district newsletters (2002-2005)
• Featured in the Dallas Morning News HomeTown edition (May 2005)
• Featured in EducationNews (2004)
• Featured in Dealer’s Choice Magazine (Fall 2004)
• Featured in the Eclipse Magazine (Oct. 2004)

Broadcast News Coverage

• Coverage on KTVT/KTXA, May 6, 2010
• Coverage on WFAA 8, May 3, 2010
• Hope Help Heal’s Tour of Giving (American Life Network) feature segment, January 8, 2010
• Coverage on KTVT/KTXA, Sept. 22, 2009
• School Zone Dallas airing of the 9th Annual Reading in the Garden (May 2009)
• Univision 23 KUVN “Read Healthy Dallas” project in collaboration with UnitedHealthcare and Dallas ISD, March 5, 2009
• Dallas Achieves/Dallas ISD Public Service Announcement, Sept. 24, 2008
• Coverage in Dallas Morning News (March and April 2007)
• Coverage on Good Morning Texas (April 2007)
• Coverage on Good Morning Texas (Feb. 2007)
• Coverage on Fox 4 for the Earning by Learning Summer Reading Institute hosted by University of North Texas Dallas Campus, July 11, 2005
• Featured on NBC5 Talk Street (2004, 2005)
• Highlighted on Dallas ISD’s School Zone television program (2004)
• Program coverage on Insights (2003)
• Program broadcast on WRR101.1fm (Spring 2003)

Awards

• Good Morning Texas “Community Coffee” awardee (November 23, 2009)
• Recipient of the Star Award from Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary (May 14, 2008)
• Recipient of the National Negro Council of Women Education Award (November 2007)
• Recipient of the Dallas ISD Copper Partner Award (March 2007)
• Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Superintendent’s Partners Recognition Award (2002-2003)
• Dallas Independent School District’s Dr. Emmett Conrad Extra Mile Award (2002-2003)
• Dallas Independent School District’s Outstanding Partnership Contact Award (2003-2004)