Category Archives: School

School photos: IDEA South Flores construction site

There’s not much to see yet, but here is the future site of IDEA South Flores at 6919 S. Flores St., San Antonio, TX 78221 (map)—opening this fall with grades K, 1, 2 and 6. (Earlier posts here and here.) Apply online, at an information session at IDEA Carver, or in … Continue reading

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School photo: KIPP Un Mundo

KIPP Un Mundo is a dual-language elementary school and is part of the KIPP: San Antonio group of open enrollment public charter schools.

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Profile: Great Hearts Academies

Great Hearts Academies is a high-performing public charter school system based in Arizona.  Its schools serve grades K-12 with a great books curriculum and an emphasis on character education.  Great Hearts Texas received a Texas charter in 2012 and plans to open … Continue reading

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KIPP school bus: “College Bound!”

Stopped at a red light behind a KIPP: San Antonio school bus, I noticed the “College Bound!” motto on the back.

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College For All Children: IDEA Carver Academy and College Prep

Last Friday, I toured IDEA Carver Academy and College Prep, an open enrollment, tuition-free, public charter school on San Antonio’s East Side. The campus started by David Robinson as The Carver Academy is now part of IDEA Public Schools, with Robinson’s continued … Continue reading

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School photos: Travis Early College High School

Street view of Travis Early College High School, a specialized school in the San Antonio Independent School District. It’s located on Main Avenue near the Monte Vista and Tobin Hill neighborhoods; it’s also very close to the campus of San Antonio College. More data at the … Continue reading

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School photos: Lamar Elementary

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Views of the front entrance of Mirabeau B. Lamar Elemntary School, a Pk-5 school in the San Antonio Independent School District. It’s located on Parland Place in the Mahncke Park neighborhood. More data at the Texas Tribune Public Schools Explorer.

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School photos: Trinity Baptist Church and KIPP: San Antonio

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Here is Trinity Baptist Church on Mulberry Avenue in the Monte Vista Historic District. KIPP: San Antonio is reported to be leasing classroom space there in fall 2012.

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School photos: Hawthorne Academy

A view of the front entrance of Hawthorne Academy, a Pk-8 school in the San Antonio Independent School District.  More data at the Texas Tribune Public Schools Explorer.

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Profile: BASIS Schools Inc.

BASIS Schools Inc. is a high-performing public charter school system based in Arizona. Its schools serve grades 5-12 with an advanced college prep curriculum. BASIS DC opened in Fall 2012. BASIS received a Texas charter in 2012 and plans to open … Continue reading

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