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Here are some pictures from the 2010 event. Next week, the Monte Vista Historical Association will host its annual July 4th parade. Marchers will gather at the corner of Lynwood and Howard streets at 10 a.m. and will wander over to the Landa Library for a...
Rhode Island Mayoral Academies is a network of high performing charter schools in Rhode Island. They are expanding. "Board of Regents Approves Achievement First Mayoral Academy", GoLocalProv.com, February 2, 2012. Journalist Dana Goldstein noticed that RIMA's original...
In the Republican primary run-off election for Texas State Senate district 25, the San Antonio Express-News has endorsed incumbent Jeff Wentworth over challenger Dr. Donna Campbell. "Wentworth is the clear pick in SD 25", San Antonio Express-News, June 18, 2012. The...
The San Antonio Children's Museum is downtown, on Houston Street, for now. By 2015, the new location on Broadway should be ready for business. "Butt gives $20 million to S.A. Children's Museum", Josh Baugh, San Antonio Express-News, October 14, 2011 &...
In an impressive feat of diligence, a reporter at the San Antonio Express-News, Maria Luisa Cesar, has rounded up STAAR standardized test results for nearly all of the public school districts in the San Antonio area. "Students' STAAR English scores lagging", Maria...
Many changes are afoot in public education — locally and at the state level — and we should all be worried. The future of Texas depends on an educated workforce and the quality of that education is dependent on those steering the ship. Unfortunately, in some cases the...
A view of the front entrance of Hawthorne Academy, a Pk-8 school in the San Antonio Independent School District. More data at the Texas Tribune Public Schools Explorer.
Over the next few years, Texas is phasing in STAAR, a new standardized testing regime. This spring, students in grades 3-9 took STAAR exams. (Students in grade 10 and up are took the old TAKS tests.) The STAAR tests are considered more rigorous than TAKS, and the...
IRS data from 2009-2010 shows that Bexar county (San Antonio's core) is losing some people to neighboring Guadalupe county (Seguin) and Comal county (New Braunfels). "IRS data highlight overall population gains", Jennifer Hiller, San Antonio Express-News, June 8,...
You're not special, teacher tells Wellesley High graduates. Everyone is. - Boston.com.
The last time we were at Landa Library I grabbed a flyer with the summer story time schedule: Baby time (birth to 18 months): 10:00 a.m. Tuesdays Toddler time (18 months to 3 years): 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays Story time (3 to 5 years): 10:00 Thursdays Kids' time...
As part of its coverage of the Wisconsin recall election, the opinion page of the Wall Street Journal published the results of a survey showing that people (including teachers) have a lower opinion of teachers' unions than they used to. Here is an interview with study...