Highland Park Has a New Academic Rival: DISD's Solar Prep School for Girls
But that's just part of the story. By Christine Allison Published in Education January 21, 2021 2:30 pm Out of the gate, Solar Preparatory School for Girls was a gamble. It was 2016, just a year since Michael Hinojosa returned as the superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District. He was rolling out a single-gender desegregation pilot school, the brainchild of the reform team assembled by the previous superintendent, Mike Miles. Miles’ tenure had been so contentious some might say executing on his legacy was an act of courage. Hinojosa was undeterred. The single gender approach ...