Dallas ISD

Hinojosa Outlines Path Forward for Dallas ISD After Voters Opt Out of DCS

By Bethany Erickson / November 8, 2017 /

A lot may be up in the air right now about how students will be transported after this year, Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa does know that the district’s entry into the bus business was a reluctant — but necessary — one. Hinojosa met with reporters Wednesday morning and stressed that bus service would remain…

Dallas ISD Trustees Approve Partnership To Aid Homeless Students

By Bethany Erickson / October 27, 2017 /

It was quite possibly the shortest school board meeting Dallas ISD has had in quite some time, and some board members were nearly giddy. “I would just like to point out that it’s 7:45,” said trustee Dustin Marshall, right before board president Dan Micciche gaveled the meeting to a close. In an often fractious board,…

Dallas Tops List of Cities With Highest Eviction Rates

By Bethany Erickson / October 26, 2017 /

A new study of rental insecurity and eviction rates found that Dallas is at the top of the list of major metro areas when it comes to frequency of eviction. In fact, at a rate of 5.6 percent, Dallas is tied with Indianapolis and behind only Atlanta, Phoenix and Memphis, the report released today by…

DBA Provides Area High School Vocational Students Networking Opportunity

By Bethany Erickson / October 19, 2017 /

Area builders and contractors who attended the Dallas Builders’ Show last week didn’t just get the lowdown on the latest in engineered wood or backsplashes – they also had the opportunity to meet the students that will be their future workforce. The Dallas Builders Association has made good on its desire to help local high school…

Award-Winning Lincoln High Film-TV Program Deserving of Community Support

By Bethany Erickson / October 12, 2017 /

Not long after I started writing about the ways our community can support Dallas ISD teachers and programs, a reader reached out to me to tell me about Lincoln High School. “You should definitely look into Lincoln,” the reader insisted. “They do amazing things there.” Lincoln High is also home to a humanities and communications…