While the prominent magnet schools located throughout Dallas’ affluential suburbs are regarded among the country’s top public high schools, boasting world-class instructors and facilities, the inner city district shows a sharp contrast, reflecting what is becoming an epidemic throughout the nation’s urban communities: an overwhelming number of children residing in dire circumstances. Marcus Hiles notes that within the Dallas Independent School District (DISD), 86 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price meal plans, and 66 percent of the district’s students are considered to be at risk for dropping out, according to the New York Times. Additonally, a report submitted in a recent City Hall Council Meeting showed that 38 percent of children in the downtown area are homeless or are living in a family that earns a gross income beneath the poverty line, despite more than 27,000 of the individuals in these families working full-time jobs.
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