Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\nThe results so far have been encouraging in the Lake Highlands community with two junior highs becoming middle schools last year. But without this bond, that transition stops short. Only one learning community would be able to fully benefit from the upgraded facilities and modern academic learning environments that make the model possible. That means all students wouldn\u2019t be afforded the same chance to benefit academically.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t believe that\u2019s acceptable. Not in a district that prides itself on excellence. Not in a community that believes every child deserves a fair shot.<\/p>\n
This bond would also fund essential upgrades to improve safety, repair and refresh aging buildings, and ensure our teachers and students have the tools they need to thrive. These aren\u2019t \u201cnice-to-haves.\u201d They\u2019re investments in safe, supportive spaces where learning can flourish.<\/p>\n
As a longtime Dallas resident and RISD parent, I\u2019ve seen how great schools strengthen our entire community. They attract families, raise property values and help local businesses grow. But beyond economics, strong schools shape the kind of community we want to be \u2014 one that invests in academics, opportunity and innovation.<\/p>\n
What makes this bond especially meaningful is how it came together. Parents, teachers, taxpayers and community members rolled up their sleeves, asked tough questions and worked toward a shared vision. The process was open, honest and rooted in accountability \u2014 the kind of transparency we should all expect from our public institutions.<\/p>\n
When I think back to that discussion years ago \u2014 the conversations about academics, learning environments and the future of our kids \u2014 I\u2019m reminded why this matters so deeply. Every student in Richardson ISD deserves the same chance to learn, to grow and to succeed.<\/p>\n
On Election Day, I hope you\u2019ll join me in voting for Propositions A, B and C. Because when we invest in our schools, we invest in every student, every teacher and every neighborhood \u2014 and that\u2019s how we build a stronger Richardson for all of us.<\/p>\n
Matt Jacob lives in Far North Dallas with his wife, Alison, and three children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A few years ago, I sat in a Richardson ISD conference room surrounded by teachers, parents and community…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22617,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2353,160,162,161],"class_list":{"0":"post-22616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-commentary","9":"tag-plano","10":"tag-plano-headlines","11":"tag-plano-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}