Divided and Destroyed Thanks to DISD and Jubilee
Soon, the 4-1/2 year conflict over the O.M. Roberts Elementary project, and lingering concerns for the affected community, will be supplanted by the hype and celebration over the new massive O.M....
View ArticleAs O.M. Roberts Elementary Opens in Jubilee Park..
Dallas Observer By Amy SilversteinTue., Aug. 27 2013 at 9:00 AM On Monday, the same day a big new elementary school re-opened in Jubilee Park, a woman who lives near the school called us from the...
View ArticleSomething wicked lurks in Jubilee Park….
It’s Halloween! With it come hundreds of tiny cute witches and goblins out on Halloween Night! But, some not so cute Dallas ISD’s Hocus Pocus may be on the repeat, there’s scary stuff going on at...
View ArticleNo answers about commission rate paid to broker
Dallas ISD bought 14 acres for a new Dade Middle School in South Dallas (background) and paid a real estate firm to broker the transactions. The district’s auditor has initiated an investigation into...
View ArticleDirty air is a heartbreaker
It was bitterly cold Tuesday afternoon when I picked up my eight year old daughter, Shamya, from school. Shamya was sitting in the back seat of my car and asked me if we could have a heart-to-heart...
View Article3 of 24 It happened 5 years ago…the Untold Stories
As an Mexican American immigrant, my Mom was desperately seeking to pursue her American Dream. My mom’s number one ambition was to do everything in her power to ensure that we had a home to call our...
View Article4 of 24 It happened 5 years ago…the Untold Stories
It was about 10:30 p.m. and we have been sitting in the living room watching TV, but we were really thinking about what the outcome would be at tomorrow’s City Planning Commission hearing. About that...
View Article5 of 24 The Untold Stories
You don’t know me. In DISD’s eyes, I’m nobody important. My husband and I moved to Dallas, Texas, seven years ago to find a nice quiet place to start a family. We found a little piece of heaven in...
View ArticleDISD Trampled over Veteran’s rights
Today as we pause to salute and honor all men and women who have served and continue to serve and protect our great nation, we gratefully say thank you. On this Veteran’s Day, words escape us as we...
View ArticleDISD’s shadow over Jubilee Park
Christmas is in the air! The holiday season should be a time of joy and hope for all. But the truth is it’s tough to have hope when you and your family are faced with the thought of having to brace...
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