These Pinkston programs improve high school attendance, grades and even crime rates

These Pinkston programs improve high school attendance, grades and even crime rates

On a typical day at L.G. Pinkston High School, as students file into classrooms, some make their way to a tucked-in corner room on the building’s second floor. Here, a different type of learning happens, in a more relaxed environment with comfortable chairs and soft lighting. This space is home to Pinkston’s Becoming a Man […]

West Dallas

Michaela Rush - January 8, 2024

Clifford Sherman pays it forward with computers for L.G. Pinkston High School seniors

Clifford Sherman pays it forward with computers for L.G. Pinkston High School seniors

West Dallas’ Ledbetter school on Gentry Drive was where Clifford Sherman began his education as a first-grader, and it’s where he gave this interview — though the school is now Voice of Hope Ministries’ center. He moved from one segregated school to another in third grade, and finished his education at L.G. Pinkston High School […]

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Fatima Syed - August 19, 2022