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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...
The IDEA Public Schools motto is "College For All Children." They are not kidding. As part of their spring graduation festivities, every senior from all three high school campuses in the Rio Grande Valley announced which four-year college they are attending. They call...
High performing charter schools claim that they succeed because they have the flexibility to use innovative teaching methods. Critics of charter schools look for other explanations, such as higher spending per student. Or "creaming," the alleged practice of selecting...
David Williams ran as a Republican for District 3 on the Texas State Board of Education, which includes central and southern Bexar County (San Antonio); Medina, Atascosa, and Wilson counties; and south to Hidalgo county. He lost to Marisa B. Perez in the 2012 general...
According to a Complete College America study, lots of community college students are taking remedial classes, but it's not helping them graduate. The group's research shows that just one in 10 remedial students graduate from community colleges within three years and...
Rebecca Bell-Metereau ran as a Democrat for District 5 on the Texas State Board of Education, which includes northern Bexar county (San Antonio); Kendall, Comal, and Guadalupe counties; and north to Burnet county. She lost to Republican incumbent Ken Mercer in the...
One of the great pleasures of living near downtown San Antonio is being just a short trip away from unique places like Main Plaza. On Tuesday, my daughter and I went to check out the weekly farmers' market. We parked in a surface lot near Main and Houston ($6 for 3...
An earlier post listed some races to watch. Here are the results: State Board of Education, District 3: challenger Marisa B. Perez beat incumbent Michael Soto in a Democratic primary upset. "Even With Upsets, Little Change in Control of SBOE", Morgan Smith, Texas...
Early returns for the primary election are posted on the Bexar County website: State Board of Education, District 3, Democratic primary: Marisa B. Perez (8,908) is leading incumbent Michael Soto (5,702) State Board of Education, District 5, Republican primary:...
Last week, two seemingly unrelated stories appeared in the same edition of the paper, one about a closed elementary school becoming a Girl Scout center, and one about two elementary schools that won't open on time because of construction delays. The converted...
The Texas Education Agency oversees charter schools, so the fact that commissioner Robert Scott is stepping down soon will likely have an impact on the charter school community. So, who will Governor Rick Perry appoint as Scott's successor? Here are some thoughts from...
Legendary Spurs player David Robinson showed his support for IDEA Public Schools at their annual gala on Thursday. Asked about why he invited IDEA to take over Carver Academy in San Antonio: “Everything’s exceeded my expectations,” Robinson said. “A lot of our parents...