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Dallas Public Schools: And The Decision Is …

By Bethany Erickson / January 31, 2015 /

Today we had Tiny’s interview and assessment for the Dallas ISD magnet program – which sounds a whole lot more daunting than it actually was. But where did we end up going? Well, we were certain going in that we would be picking Dealey as our first choice school. It was close to our house. It…

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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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Dallas Public Schools: Is It Really a Montessori?

By Bethany Erickson / January 5, 2015 /

“We are looking at one of the two montessori schools Dallas ISD offers, and if we moved we are considering living near the one neighborhood montessori, Mata Elementary,” I’ve said more times than I can count when people ask about where Tiny will go to school. “And if that doesn’t happen, we are happy with him…

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Dallas Public Schools: 10 Questions with a DISD Family

By Bethany Erickson / December 19, 2014 /

As much as I love to talk about Dallas public schools and what I’ve learned through talking with administrators, teachers, parents, students and school board members, nothing can replace the insight from a been-there-done-that family entrenched in the district. So I’ve come up with 10 questions (the same 10 I ask every DISD parent when…

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Dallas Public Schools: My Goodness, the Choices!

By Bethany Erickson / December 10, 2014 /

Saturday morning, the Mister, Tiny and I drove over to Ellis Field house to attend the DISD magnet school fair. We left kind of stunned. A good stunned, though, because even with our two years of research and question-asking and review seeking, we were still surprised by the sheer volume of choice offered to families…

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