Dallas

Meet Dean Fearing Tomorrow at Anteks Curated in Preston Center, Enter to Win a Night at 505 Ranch

By Joanna England / October 20, 2015 /

We love the luxurious, rustic wares and accessories so perfectly selected by Jason Lenox at Anteks Curated. Unique selections, a peppering of proven crowd pleasers such as Camp Hero belts out of NYC, Beretta backpack/briefcase, Ralph Lauren embroidered jackets, and so much more. If that’s not reason enough to get out to Anteks Curated tomorrow, then…

Dallas Public Schools: It’s Official – Hinojosa’s at the Helm

By Bethany Erickson / October 6, 2015 /

To nobody’s surprise, the Dallas school board voted 6-1 to approve the hiring of former Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa to his old post permanently. He had been serving as interim superintendent of Dallas public schools since June. The lone dissenting vote was Joyce Foreman. Hinojosa will be paid $350,000 a year, and will still…

Dallas Public Schools: How Will I Vote on the Bond?

By Bethany Erickson / October 1, 2015 /

For $1.6 billion, Dallas ISD says it will build nine new and replacement schools, add almost 300 more classrooms, expand space for pre-K, as well as new science and technology labs. But before that can happen, the district has to sell everyone on a bond election to raise the money. I’m not going to tell…

Dallas Public Schools: The Argument for Pre-K

By Bethany Erickson / September 4, 2015 /

A few months back, we thought we had found a great Pre-K program (private, of course, because we don’t qualify for Pre-K with Dallas ISD), only to find the great program that allegedly churns out kindergarten readers who love books actually consisted of five worksheets Tiny was doing in the 3-year-old room at our beloved…

Dallas Public Schools: Get Ready for a Bond Election

By Bethany Erickson / August 21, 2015 /

As predicted yesterday, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees voted 7-0 to place a $1.6 billion bond program on the November ballot today. Trustees Joyce Foreman and Bernadette Nutall, citing scheduling problems, were not in attendance for the vote. Over the next few months, we will begin looking at each component of the bond program, including…