Little Mexico and Oak Cliff and ‘Progress in Dallas, TexasWhile block walking in my neighborhood of Kidd Springs with Giovanni Valderas during his run for Dallas City Council, I met an older…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
18 Years In Oak CliffI was invited to speak at a campaign event for Giovanni Valderas, a candidate running to represent Oak Cliff on the Dallas City Council…Feb 1, 2019Feb 1, 2019
Dallas ISD’s Pre-K is Making A Huge Impact, And That’s Worth Our InvestmentEarlier this week I attended a community meeting hosted by my Dallas ISD board trustee to provide information on Propositions A-D…Oct 27, 2018Oct 27, 2018
What’s The Deal About School Choice?We’re having a conversation in our neighborhood this week about picking a public school. The meeting is entitled, “Public School Choice…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
What Is A Good School?The Texas Education Agency released their first set of ‘A-F’ accountability rankings for school districts and campuses this week. There has…Aug 17, 20181Aug 17, 20181
What Message Are We Sending Our Kids?In mid-December a call went out from Dallas ISD’s Dade Middle School to men across the city. The school was hosting an event entitled…Apr 11, 20181Apr 11, 20181
The Future of Dallas Depends on Dallas ISDDallas ISD announced last week that the number of Improvement Required schools in the district has made another significant drop. In the…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
Our Oak CliffWhen I moved to Dallas more than 15 years ago my first apartment was in a little duplex a block off Greenville Avenue, just down from the…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016