Dallas ISD

Spectacular Regents Park Contemporary Is A Rare Luxury Lease Find

By April Towery / September 28, 2019 /

It’s large and gorgeous and tucked away in the exclusive Regents Park neighborhood, but more importantly, it’s got closet space for days. This four-bedroom contemporary home at 2908 Hood St. is just the ’hood you’ve been looking for. Real talk: It looks like a wealthy person’s vacation rental, what with the rooftop terrace and close…

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Mockingbird Elementary Gets A Grade, And So Does This House

By Bethany Erickson / September 28, 2019 /
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The M Streets are popular — it’s not unusual to see homes in the area snapped up quicker than they can get listed. And while its proximity to Lower Greenville is part of its selling point, we posit that the other selling point is its neighborhood school — Mockingbird Elementary. What do parents love about…

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Three Dallas ISD Schools Bestowed With National Blue Ribbon

By Candy's Dirt / September 27, 2019 /
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Submitted story Three Dallas ISD schools have earned the 2019 National Blue Ribbon School award, one of the highest honors for a campus. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet School, Walnut Hill Elementary School, and Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School are Blue Ribbon Schools. The U.S. Department of Education awards the Blue Ribbon recognition to schools…

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Marsalis Elementary One of 20 Schools to Get $50K Innovation Grant

By Bethany Erickson / September 21, 2019 /
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On Friday, 20 Dallas ISD schools — including Marsalis Elementary — got extremely exciting news: They had been chosen for a $50,000 innovation grant that would allow them to start new programs and utilize new education models. We first told readers about the  Innovation Engine Grant Program last month, when the district announced it was accepting applications…

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Mediterranean Villa Is The Toast Of Turtle Creek Estates

By April Towery / September 21, 2019 /

  Is living in a Mediterranean castle worth $12,000 a month? If that’s a resounding yes, it will score the new tenant a total of three bedrooms, four and one-half bathrooms, and an elevator to carry residents to each of the three floors. Described as a Mediterranean villa (it still looks like a castle), 3520 Blackburn…

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