Inside Dallas ISD

On Thursday night, the North Dallas High School football team will face off in its first playoff game since 1952 when they take on the top-ranked team in the state: Argyle High School. The Bulldogs haven’t taken a traditional route to the playoffs. But regardless of the journey, Coach Bobby Estes and his team are practicing hard and ready for this shot against a football powerhouse. “The journey this year isn’t what we expected, but it’s been a great allegory for life,” Estes said. “The kids have been resilient and faced this year with perseverance. As a result, they have…

In addition the five Dallas ISD bond propositions on the ballot, two seats on Dallas ISD Board of Trustees were up for election on Nov. 3. Joe Carreón won the seat for District 8, which covers Love Field, Northwest Dallas and Central Dallas. Carreón will replace Miguel Solis on the board, who did not run for reelection. Meanwhile, the trustee seat for District 2, which covers North and Near East Dallas, is headed for a runoff after no candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote. Incumbent Trustee Dustin Marshall and Nancy Rodriguez are the candidates in the runoff…

John Ireland Elementary School students, staff, parents and community members headed to voting booths set up in the gym on Nov. 2 to make an important decision: what activist and upstanding humanitarian leader they think should be their school’s namesake. Students and staff for the past two months worked to identify four possible humanitarian heroes that could serve as the school’s namesake. Under the Public School Choice 6.0 process, Ireland became an expeditionary learning campus this year with a focus on human rights. The school’s current namesake is the 18th Governor of Texas who also volunteered in the Confederate Army.…

November is Homeless Youth Awareness Month and Dallas ISD Homeless Education Program (HEP) is here to help students and parents experiencing homelessness by providing resources and training. One parent shares her experience with Dallas ISD’s Homeless Education Program below. “The Homeless Education Program has provided stability to my family when no one else could for over three years now by providing help with food, school supplies, technology such as hot spots, and referrals out to others outside the district programs. The staff at this program has made me feel like things can be manageable and easier to handle at times.…