South Dallas’ Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center is now the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Academy — a Dallas ISD “transformation” school focused on performing and fine arts. Students attending the school before the curriculum switch can continue their education there. Moving forward, students from across the district will be admitted to the arts academy using a lottery system that doesn’t include any audition or academic requirements, but DISD officials say children living in the current MLK attendance zone will receive “priority admissions” to the arts academy. The school []
