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At this week's Republican National Convention, the Hechinger Report interviewed Jim Peyser, a partner at NewSchools Venture Fund and a Romney education advisor. Peyser talked about shrinking the Department of Education and taking out some provisions of "No Child Left...
My daughter and I went to the Brackenridge Park playground this morning to burn off some energy. The eclectic-Renaissance-mission-style Joske Pavilion is nearby. Of course the geese were honking like crazy. We saw one of my daughter's preschool classmates and had an...
Here is a different take on public charter schools: as an investment opportunity. Entertainment Properties Trust is a REIT that has recently focused its attention on buying property and leasing it to charter schools. "The big business of charter schools", Valerie...
A roundup of stories about the first day back at school in San Antonio included this short segment about IDEA Carver: The IDEA charter school network opened its IDEA Carver Academy on the East Side, a tuition-free, K-6 school in place of former Spur David Robinson's...
Some of the rumors were true: Michael Williams will succeed Robert Scott as Education Commissioner. "Perry names first black education commissioner", Gary Scharrer, San Antonio Express-News, August 27, 2012. Williams is known for supporting charter schools and school...
On Friday, the Senate Committee on Education heard ideas about charter schools and school choice. "Senators hear charter school reform proposals", Lindsay Kastner, San Antonio Express-News, August 24, 2012. Among the proposals: Creation of an independent charter...
Yesterday, my kids and I had a nice picnic at the Pearl and caught part of Michael Brick's reading of "Saving the School" at The Twig.
Great Hearts Academies has scheduled two informational open houses for families to learn more about the Great Hearts mission and possible plans to expand to San Antonio. The first meeting will be Monday, September 17, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m....
"Charter schools actually bring in a more advantaged set of students than other schools," said researcher Ed Fuller, an associate professor at Pennsylvania State University. "It explains why some of them do have higher levels of achievement, because their clientele is...
Go here for a live broadcast from today's hearing on school choice at the Senate Committee on Education. Invited testimony from: IDEA Public Schools ResponsiveEd KIPP National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Members of the public will speak, too, including a group...
State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, the outspoken voice of the far right in the Senate, said he will be pushing vouchers that parents of school-age children could use for charter schools, online offerings or additional alternatives to the public schools. "To me, school...
The Senate Committee on Education is holding a hearing on charter schools and school choice at 9 a.m. on Friday, August 24, 2012. For more details, see the Notice of Public Hearing. Members of the public can attend the hearing and tell their stories, too. Visit the...