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SXSWedu starts with $10,000 Rather Prize, speakers and panels

Published on March 7, 2017 under CommunityImpact

Standing on an exhibit hall stage Monday in the Austin Convention Center, newsman Dan Rather and his grandson, Martin Rather, opened SXSWedu 2017 on Monday by awarding the $10,000 Rather Prize to a Dallas-area teacher deemed to have presented the best idea to improve public education in Texas. The prize, inspired by his grandson’s desire to improve society by strengthening schools, holds special meaning, Dan Rather said. For the longtime former anchor of CBS Evening News, who continues working today as a journalist for AXS TV, attributed his success in media to his formative years as a student. “What you are looking […]

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