‘Our kids very much deserve it’ Career Institute West breaks ground in West Dallas

The future DISD campus promises hands-on experience for high school students moving directly into careers

By: Camilo Diaz Jr.

Outlets: Dallas Free Press

Published: August 7, 2025

Words: 501

Last Updated: 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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For third-generation West Dallas native Dederick Tubbs, seeing the new opportunities Career Institute West will bring to the community gives him hope for people like him who grew up there.

“You see new houses, you see new buildings, but this is something that’s going to be educational, new,” he says. “And I feel like our kids very much deserve it and is needed in this community.”

Dallas ISD staff and neighborhood residents …

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