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We are proud to share this first guest post from hallmonitor covering San Antonio's public schools. "Whose schools?" "Our schools!" "Whose schools?" "Our schools!" That was the call and response chant on the steps of the San Antonio ISD administrative building ahead...

San Antonio charter schools get bigger bang for fewer bucks, according to a new report by researchers in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. In San Antonio and seven other major cities, public charter schools used education funds more...

When you're making policy about public education, does it matter whether you send your own kids to public schools or private schools? I'd sure like to know, but I also want to look at voting records and other data about candidates' positions. This question recently...

"URGENT ACTION ALERT," the headline said. "CHARTER INVASION OF SAISD." On the contrary, it's not a charter invasion—it's a charter rescue mission, and it's a great opportunity for students. San Antonio ISD wants to partner with Democracy Prep Public Schools, a...

  My family and I, plus four other families from Great Hearts Monte Vista, participated in the City of San Antonio's Martin Luther King, Jr. March on January 15, 2018. It was a meaningful experience to go as a group and walk with so many like-minded people. Along...

The Texas State Board of Education invited members of the San Antonio community to attend a Community Conversation on the Long-Range Plan for Texas Public Education. This event was one of a series of meetings in regions across Texas to get input from parents,...

If you are a Great Hearts San Antonio parent (or supporter), and you want to invite elected officials to tour your school, or you want to contact them and share stories about your school, how do you know who to call? Which elected officials represent the physical...

BASIS San Antonio Primary is a public charter school offering high quality, rigorous education for grades K–5 at two campuses, BASIS North Central and BASIS Medical Center. The best chance for parents to enroll their children for the 2018-19 school year is during open...

Many of my recent posts have been profiles of new schools opening in San Antonio, and those stories are exciting to share. But thoughtful readers ask me, and I wonder for myself, where is this going? What does the growth of new public charter schools and in-district...

The Academy of Stone Oak is a proposed public charter school that, once approved, will open on the far north side of San Antonio in August 2019. The charter school promises to continue the rigorous, well-rounded education offered by the elementary and middle school...

Robby Kuhlman is the Headmaster of Great Hearts Western Hills, the new campus in the Great Hearts Academies network of public charter schools that recently broke ground on the west side of San Antonio. Kuhlman has been meeting with prospective families and leading...

Single Seed Enrichment School is proposed public charter school that, once approved, will open in August 2019 in the Converse area, northeast of San Antonio. The school's mission is "To create principled and knowledgeable world leaders through inquiry and innovative...