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Learn more about high-quality, free public charter schools in San Antonio by attending an information session: February 23, 2013: BASIS San Antonio information session at 12:15 p.m. in Ballroom A at the La Quinta, 4431 Horizon Hill Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229...
Technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Harvey Najim recently announced a $1 million gift to fund scholarships for children attending Catholic schools. Najim said he believes that Catholic school graduates are more “well-rounded,” less likely to become involved in...
Paul Tough's book, "How Children Succeed", asks why, among the early graduates of a KIPP middle school in New York who scored high on tests and got into college, so many had trouble finishing college. Paul Tough, a journalist and former editor at the New York Times...
The next BASIS San Antonio information session will be on Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Ballroom A at the La Quinta, 4431 Horizon Hill Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229, with Q&A to follow. The best way to stay up to date is to sign up for...
As mentioned earlier, last year the Texas Charter Schools Association joined the school finance litigation, challenging the lack of facilities funding for charter schools, and asking the court to lift the cap on the number of charter schools. The trial ended...
It was an honor to present at BlogItSA! at Geekdom on Saturday. My topic was "Legal Issues for Bloggers" and I brought props to liven things up. The surprise hit was my pocket Constitution—surprising to me, because it seems normal to have a pocket Constitution lying...
IDEA Public Schools announced leaders for the new campus in San Antonio, IDEA South Flores Academy and College Prep. "IDEA Public Schools promotes two to lead its newest San Antonio location", IDEA Public Schools news release, January 29, 2013. Constantine Polites...
The chief executive officer of a growing charter school with campuses in Austin testified Tuesday that a lack of state funding for buildings is forcing him to make stark decisions as his enrollment swells. Matt Abbott, CEO of Wayside Schools, said charter schools are...
BASIS San Antonio has updated its job postings for the new campus, set to open in August 2013. Administration and support jobs (full time): Head of School - San Antonio Academic Program Coordinator Special Education Specialist Student Support Coordinator IT Specialist...
The State Board of Education's Committee on School Initiatives is sometimes also called the "charter school committee" because one of their responsibilities is voting on charter school applications. The committee meets Thursday, January 31 (agenda). Here is the list...
Under the heading "Parenting Makes All the Difference", Julian Castro told Parade magazine: Talk about achieving the American dream. Identical twins Julián and Joaquín Castro each hold bachelor's degrees from Stanford and law degrees from Harvard and are rising...
Did you know that IDEA Public Schools started as a "school-within-a-school" in Donna, Texas, co-founded by Teach for America alumni JoAnn Gama and Tom Torkelson? In a profile in rgVision magazine, Gama talks about how the program grew into a network of high-performing...