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The next First Friday Breakfast will be at KIPP Un Mundo Dual Language Academy from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on April 12. Eat breakfast tacos and drink coffee, hear from KIPP: San Antonio leaders and teachers, and—best of all—take a campus tour led by KIPP Un Mundo...

As mentioned earlier, there's a bill pending in the Texas senate—SB2—that would have a big impact on charter schools in Texas. Key changes: raising the cap on the number of charters in Texas and creating an independent charter authorizer to evaluate new applications...

UPDATE: The second BASIS campus in San Antonio, BASIS San Antonio North, will be located at 318 E. Ramsey Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78216 (map), near the intersection of Hwy. 281 and Loop 410. More information in this post. At Sunday's standing-room-only information...

The result has been a dramatic acceleration of reforms in America’s public schools, at least on paper. All but five of the 50 states have adopted the common core. All but eight now allow charter schools. Thanks to No Child Left Behind, they all now track and publish...

Great Hearts Texas has posted a survey on their website to collect information from parents about where they should locate their first campus in San Antonio. The options: Monte Vista Castle Hills IH-10/Loop 410 area Northwest San Antonio Northeast San Antonio While...

Learn more about high-quality, free public charter schools in San Antonio by attending an information session: March 31, 2013: IDEA Public Schools application deadline April 2, 2013: KIPP: San Antonio high school open house at 6:00 p.m. at KIPP University Prep, 319 E....

BASIS San Antonio is in the process of hiring teachers (jobs page) and will be holding its first set of demonstration lessons from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 at its temporary offices, 9901 IH 10, San Antonio, TX 78230 (map). The prospective teachers...

The next BASIS San Antonio information meeting will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Omni Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78230, with Q&A to follow. Before you go, please take this quick survey to say how many people are coming. Sunday's meeting...

Watch 5th grade students from KIPP Aspire Academy perform a math chant to help introduce Mayor Julian Castro before his annual State of the City address. "Webcast: San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro's 2013 State of the City Address", NOWCAST San Antonio, February 26,...

Senate Bill 2, the centerpiece of Mr. Patrick’s plans for the session, is the most ambitious attempt to expand the state’s charter school system since it was established in 1995. . . . Mr. Patrick’s proposal would eliminate a law that caps the number of contracts the...

Seven school districts in Bexar County are electing new board members on May 11. (Early voting runs from April 29 through May 7; more information at Bexar County Elections.) Learn more about the races: Alamo Heights ISD Harlandale ISD Judson ISD Northside ISD San...

Four seats on the San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees are on the May 11 ballot; two incumbents have drawn opponents, but only one race (District 4) is truly contested. District 1: Steve Lecholop (campaign website) is running unopposed; trustee Rubén Cuero, Vice...