Dallas ISD

Northwest Dallas Rental With Room and Location Perfect for a Family

By Bethany Erickson / July 14, 2019 /

You can’t always find a Dallas rental that is impeccably updated, zoned for great schools, family-friendly, and budget-friendly. But for this week’s Rental of the Week, we feel pretty confident we’ve found that sparkly unicorn. This three-bedroom, two bath home in Northwest Dallas has 1,904 square feet of living space, and was remodeled in 2017. 

New Pinkston, And a New (To You) House? Check It Out

By Bethany Erickson / July 13, 2019 /

If you know you have high schoolers in the future, and you’ve been wanting to get into North Oak Cliff, we have news: You could have a new (to you) house and a brand-spankin’ new L.G. Pinkston High by 2021, with the former coming much sooner than that. But you’ll need to get a move…

Blanton Gets An A, and So Does This Updated Traditional

By Bethany Erickson / July 6, 2019 /

Just in case you missed it, Dallas ISD’s Annie Webb Blanton Elementary in the Riverway Estates-Bruton Terrace neighborhood in Pleasant Grove has had quite the turnaround — from not meeting state standards five years in a row to an A in the state’s A-F accountability ratings. It’s almost impossible to overstate the strides the school…

Parent Sold on Award-Winning Dallas ISD Magnet School

By Bethany Erickson / June 29, 2019 /

Wendy North wasn’t a Dallas ISD believer until her son began attending Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center.  “I never thought I would brag on DISD school,” North told us recently. “The Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet has changed my mind.” The school is often at the top…

Move-In Ready Midcentury Ranch Close to Magnet School

By Bethany Erickson / June 22, 2019 /

Dallas ISD magnet schools don’t usually have open seats — the rare exception is when they are in their first couple of years, maybe. So when we found out that three magnets still have spots open, we decided to take a look at the kind of inventory you can find. We’ve written about Roger Q. Mills…