Harry Stone Montessori

Dallas Public Schools: Where We Stand

By Bethany Erickson / March 20, 2015 /

When I last wrote, we were waiting word from Harry Stone Montessori as to whether Tiny made the cut. And, well, while he passed the assessments, with hundreds of kids vying for 45 spots, we weren’t horribly shocked when the letter said he did not get in. I mean, it would’ve been nice, yes. But realistically,…

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Dallas Public Schools: A Chat with Miguel Solis

By Bethany Erickson / January 12, 2015 /

A conversation with Miguel Solis will leave you pretty freakin’ pumped about education in general, and Dallas ISD in particular. A few weeks ago, before the holidays, I met with the Dallas ISD school board president for coffee and a frank discussion about the public perception problems DISD has. One of the first things I told…

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