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This afternoon, the State Board of Education's Committee on School Initiatives voted to refer the Great Hearts and BASIS charter applications to the full board. (More information: webcast; agenda; my earlier post about all the applicants.) On the BASIS application,...
The State Board of Education's Committee on School Initiatives is meeting right now; they are currently discussing charter applications (including BASIS and Great Hearts); the meeting is being webcast live. Here is an earlier post with more information about this...
On Sunday, Great Hearts CEO Dan Scoggin appeared on the Arizona Politics and Culture show on KKNT 960 AM in Phoenix. Listen to the interview to learn about how the school uses a great books curriculum to build character in its students.
Stopped at a red light behind a KIPP: San Antonio school bus, I noticed the "College Bound!" motto on the back.
The State Board of Education's Committee on School Initiatives is meeting this morning to review charter applications (including BASIS and Great Hearts); the meeting will be webcast live. Here is an earlier post with more information about this week's activities at...
Downtown San Antonio has lots of cultural attractions that appeal to families: the San Antonio Children's Museum on Houston Street, the Institute of Texan Cultures and the Magik Theatre in Hemisfair, Main Plaza, and the Central Library, to name a few. An article in...
When a mother needs something for her child, no one should ever say, “Just wait.” Likewise, no one should judge a mother too harshly for the things she does for her children. "Wave of New Charter Schools Enhance Inner City Living for Families", Inga Munsinger Cotton,...
The wait is almost over: by the end of the week, the State Board of Education will decide on the charter applications from Great Hearts and BASIS. On November 14, the State Board of Education's Committee on School Initiatives will meet and decide which applications to...
Washington Post columnist Esther J. Cepeda recently went to parent-teacher conferences and brought home the standardized testing results. I laid the papers out on the kitchen table: Lengthy, detailed progress reports showing the grade and weight of each quiz and test...
As mentioned in an earlier post, Paul Tough's recent book, "How Children Succeed", talks about how we can help our kids to grow not by stuffing their heads with knowledge but by letting them fail and learn how to deal with it. Tough visited San Antonio last month and...
Parents are objecting to the construction of a new two-story building at Bonham Academy, an in-district charter in the King William historic district, because it would break up the remaining playground space. "Bonham parents upset with playground plan", Maria Luisa...
At a Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce meeting last month, four area superintendents talked about education budget cuts, standardized testing, and school choice. Sylvester Perez, interim superintendent of SAISD, which has seen increasing competition for students...