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Tags: Dallas ISD, Dallas News, DISD, ivory alexis, john carter, Lincoln High School, Pearl C Anderson Middle School, south dallas, Tod Robberson, turner 12, turner courts, University of Texas at Austin, UT Arlington, veronica jacquez
February 27, 20145 years ago

Tod Robberson: Building a cradle-to-success pipeline for South Dallas

A relentless vortex of failure steadily yanked at everyone close to Veronica Jacquez, sucking their life dreams away.

As she grew up across the street from the Turner Courts public housing project in South Dallas, Veronica’s father drank heavily and split from her mother. Gang members sprayed her house with...

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