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Did you miss the BASIS and Great Hearts informational meetings last week? Not to worry—just be sure to register with each school to get updates about future events in San Antonio: BASIS interest list Great Hearts interest list Signing up for the interest lists is also...

Today, October 22, is the first day of early voting. Go to the Bexar County Elections website to find early voting locations, hours of operation, and sample ballots. These local races are the most likely to have an impact on education issues next year: State Board of...

Somehow, all of this—independence, responsibility, a love of community large and small—added up to a Texas childhood, as much as the requisite rodeos, Alamo visits, and rides aboard the Brackenridge Eagle. "And Away They Go", Mimi Swartz, Texas Monthly, September...

The San Antonio Charter Moms (and Dads) are working on two projects right now: Writing letters to SBOE to support the BASIS and Great Hearts charter applications Bus trip to Austin for charter school interviews on November 2 Cross your fingers that the State Board of...

Thank you to everyone who came to last week's informational meetings for BASIS and Great Hearts. I hope that you, too, now believe that it's really important for these schools to come to San Antonio. As mentioned at the presentations, Great Hearts and BASIS are still...

Choose to Succeed is a coordinated effort among community leaders and funders to attract the best charter school organizations in the U.S. to locate campuses in San Antonio:  IDEA Public Schools and KIPP: San Antonio will be joined by Great Hearts Academies, BASIS...

I hope you will be joining us at an informational meeting with Great Hearts Academies at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, October 18) at the Pearl Studio, 200 East Grayson Street, San Antonio, Texas 78215. Map. Here's the flyer. Please register to attend and learn more...

Please join us at these upcoming events: Great Hearts Academies informational meeting on October 18 Bus trip to Austin for charter school interviews on November 2

I hope to see you at the BASIS Schools informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, October 16) at Tri-Point, 3233 North St. Mary’s Street, Suite 102, San Antonio, Texas 78212. Map. Here's the flyer. Please register to attend and learn more about this amazing...

Thank you, Pamela, for letting me share the news about charter schools with your audience of homeschoolers. "{Guest Post} An Introduction to Charter Schools in San Antonio", Pamela Price, Red, White & Grew, October 15, 2012.

As I noted in this earlier post, media coverage of the State Board of Education tends to focus on their role in selecting textbooks. For example, a recent article in the Express-News quoted Ken Mercer, a Republican who represents District 5 (North Side San Antonio and...