Highland Park ISD

Knock, Knock. Who’s There? The CandysDirt Weekly Open House Roundup!

By Leah Shafer / March 17, 2016 /

Every Thursday, we pick five hot North Texas properties with our CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. This week, our houses range in price from $474,700 to $899,999. We’ve picked some impressive properties, from a rare 1920’s Craftsman in East Dallas’ Greenland Hills, to a magazine-worthy Midcentury in Hillside. Let us know what you think of our choices, and if…

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Cutting Edge Contemporary in Highland Park is a Home For Art

By Joanna England / March 16, 2016 /

If you love surrealism, then this house is the Dali to your Breton. From the curb, this stark contemporary actually looks like a cubist’s take on the modern American dwelling. It is, in fact a home for art. It’s easy to fall in love with this house, not only for its enviable Highland Park location,…

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Update: HPISD Unveils Plans to Build New School in Dallas

By Jon Anderson / February 26, 2016 /

On February 25th the Caruth Hills Homeplace Neighborhood Association held an update meeting on the proposed school to be built on land HPISD acquired from the Northway Christian Church on Northwest Highway across from Sparkman- Hillcrest (talk about the circle of life). The new school is the result of a $361.4 million bond proposal passed…

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Dallas Public Schools: Putting the Public in Your Public School

By Bethany Erickson / November 30, 2015 /

Strong schools make strong communities. It’s no real secret – and if you need a local example, just look at Highland Park ISD. I don’t think anyone can argue that having strong Dallas public schools is bad for their city. I mean, I’m sure someone will argue it, and probably in the comments. But much…

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Showing Your Work: Does Affordable Housing Always Mean More Crime?

By Bethany Erickson / October 6, 2015 /

After someone sent me a story about the mindset behind a certain email circulating regarding Highland Park ISD’s bond election, you know what stuck out to me? Besides the fact that it felt like a prop from recent HBO miniseries “Show Me a Hero,” which unspooled the whole mess Yonkers, N.Y., found itself in regarding…

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