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IDEA Public Schools is opening a new campus in Brownsville this week. "IDEA opens Paredes Line campus", Gary Long, Brownsville Herald, August 19, 2012. IDEA Brownsville starts with kindergarten through second grade and sixth grade; they will add new kindergarten and...
Yesterday's post about Houston ISD bond election needs clarification. So, how do Texas charter schools raise money for facilities? Here is the fine print. For a summary, check the score card for Texas at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. No local...
The trustees of Houston ISD recently approved a $1.9 billion bond proposal for school facility improvements; voters will have a chance to decide in November. If successful, it will result in a $0.07 property tax increase. "Will HISD trustees approve the bond plan?...
Critics at the D.C. Public Charter School Board suggested that the rigorous new BASIS school in Washington, D.C. may be unable to "meet the needs of low-performing, English-language learners and special education students." “Public charter school known for stressing...
"Back in Black - Education Crisis", Lewis Black, The Daily Show, October 5, 2010. Caption: "Lewis Black is all for charter schools as long as the selection process is as public and cruel as humanly possible." By the way, Lewis Black will be at the Majestic Theatre on...
The D.C. branch of Basis starts Aug. 27. This week, students are being drilled in study skills, reading and math in the school’s new Penn Quarter building as part of a voluntary two-week boot camp. "Public charter school known for stressing hard work, depth of...
From the 2012 platform of the Republican Party of Texas: Foreign Culture Charter Schools in Texas – We oppose public funding of charter schools which receive money from foreign entities. We demand that these Charter Schools have accountability and transparency to...
The Shekinah Learning Institute, a San Antonio-based charter school operator, has to make some changes after a Texas Education Agency audit found problems with deals between the charter school districts and other entities (a church and a day care) with ties to the...
Education reform advocate Jay P. Greene has complained about organization names that "often look like lyrics from an old Prince album" (Pre-K 4 SA, anyone? P16Plus?) or "are just an alphabet soup, randomly spelling words, acronyms, or just jargony gibberish." "The...
Two recent articles discuss housing choices based on schools. Christine Drennon, Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Trinity University, notes: School districts once were formed in response to where people live; now people live in response to where school...
Pre-K 4 SA, Mayor Julian Castro's sales-tax-for-preschool program, now has a website, aTwitter feed, and a Facebook page. The News page has links to recent stories; here are a few more: "Voters will have final say on Pre-K", John W. Gonzalez, San Antonio Express-News,...
From the Comptroller's website, information about Texas Tax Free Weekend, August 17-19, 2012: No sales tax on most clothing, shoes, backpacks and school supplies. See also "Retailers bulking up for state's sales tax holiday", Neal Morton, San Antonio Express-News,...