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Campaign-watchers are still scratching their heads over two State Board of Education candidates, Marisa B. Perez of San Antonio (District 3) and Martha Dominguez of El Paso (District 1), who seem to be running invisible campaigns. Rick Casey's "Last Word" for...
As mentioned earlier, the State Board of Education is currently reviewing the latest group of charter applications, including three schools with plans for San Antonio: Great Hearts, BASIS, and Ben Yehuda Academy. The Express-News sent education reporter Lindsay...
Please join us at these upcoming events: BASIS Schools informational meeting on October 16 Great Hearts Academies informational meeting on October 18 Bus trip to Austin for charter school interviews on November 2
Great Hearts Academies has scheduled an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. on 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 about the "great books"...
BASIS Schools has scheduled an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 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...
Join us for a bus trip to Austin to help bring the high-performing BASIS and Great Hearts charter schools to San Antonio. As mentioned earlier, the State Board of Education’s Committee on School Initiatives will conduct interviews with the current round of charter...
As mentioned earlier, Carpe Diem Schools is one of the high-performing charter school operators that is expanding to other states. Carpe Diem is based in Yuma, Arizona, but this fall it opened a new school in Indianapolis — Carpe Diem Meridian. Carpe Diem is known for...
Melanie Mendez-Gonzales of ¿Qué Means What? was my source for tickets to the preview of "Won't Back Down". She's published her own review: "Won’t Back Down – Review", Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, ¿Qué Means What?, September 28, 2012. Melanie sums up the movie's message:...
"Wait" means, "It'll never happen." So says Principal Thompson (played by Ving Rhames), the leader of the fictional Rosa Parks Charter School, a high-performing charter with a long waiting list, in the new movie Won't Back Down. Jamie Fitzpatrick (Maggie Gyllenhaal)...
BASIS Schools Inc., a high-performing public charter school system based in Arizona, is in the process of applying for a Texas charter. They recently created an interest list for parents: create a profile and select "BASIS San Antonio" as your school. Signing up for...
As mentioned earlier, Texas Public Radio hosted a public town hall meeting last week about Mayor Julian Castro's Pre-K 4 SA proposal. Even if you weren't there, you can watch the video at NOWCastSA or download the audio from last night's "Newsmaker Hour" on KSTX. At...
The State Board of Education's Committee on School Initiatives will conduct interviews with the current round ("Generation 17") of charter school applicants in Austin in early November. Two applicants with plans to open in San Antonio, Great Hearts and BASIS, will...