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In addition to yesterday's Express-News article, here is more commentary on Choose to Succeed: [Victoria] Rico says that the Brackenridge foundation simply doesn’t see any other solution showing the results of these charter programs—not smaller class sizes, merit pay,...
"What book are you reading?" That's the question Principal Mackee Mason asks students as he roams the campus of IDEA Carver Academy and College Prep, an open enrollment, tuition-free, public charter school on San Antonio's East Side. On my recent tour, as I mentioned...
A group of supporters gathered on October 17 in the Coates Chapel at the Southwest School of Art to launch Choose to Succeed, a movement to dramatically expand the community of high performing charter schools in San Antonio by growing the ones that are here and...
Don't miss the photos accompanying this article: "Push Cart Derby brings laughs, crowds to the East Side", John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, October 27, 2012. With more insight about the neighborhood's comeback: "A Big Day For Dignowity Hill: Push Carts, New...
The State Board of Education has posted its agendas for charter interviews on November 1 and November 2. The agenda states: The Committee on School Initiatives of the State Board of Education will hold a public meeting to interview Generation Seventeen open-enrollment...
An opinion editorial that appeared in Houston earlier this month lays out the possibilities for the Choose to Succeed movement: As chairman of the Brackenridge Foundation, a small philanthropy focused on education, Victoria Rico is trying to persuade donors to pool...
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...
It's nice to write about a success story. The Alamo Area Academies, a dual-credit program that allows high school students to simultaneously earn a year of college credit, work at a paid internship, and earn industry certifications, recently received a Texas Higher...
The San Antonio Education Partnership recently announced the launch of the Diplomás Project, with the goal of raising college completion rates among Latinos by 9 percent by mid-2015. "Latino Student Success Effort in San Antonio – The Key to our Economic Future", T....
I'm feeling inspired to visit Walker Ranch park after reading "New Favorite Park (San Antonio)", Erica Bodker, Walking in My Shoes, October 22, 2012. Links to more park information and interesting historical tidbits: Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park (at the...
The San Antonio Express-News editorial board recently published its endorsements for the two San Antonio-area seats on the State Board of Education. "Incumbent SBOE member must go", San Antonio Express-News, October 16, 2012. No endorsement for District 3 (South Side...
This week, the latest round of school finance litigation goes to trial in Austin. One thing that's different about this trial, compared to the other trials over the past few decades, is that charter schools are represented. In addition to the groups representing...