What This Bachman Lake Haven Can Teach Each of Us About pre-K Education

The battle to provide a brighter future for Dallas' youngest citizens is being fought one household at a time in the modest, densely populated Bachman Lake community.A small army, some of them paid educators and others volunteer moms, deploys daily from a bright and brand-new family center as part of a campaign to make sure every child in the 75220 zip code is ready for kindergarten.It's an audacious goal for a marginalized population overwhelmingly made up of economically fragile Latino newcomers to the city, most of whom don't speak English.  Continue reading...

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