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The Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center at the Witte Museum has its grand opening this weekend. This morning, my daughter and I went to the member preview. We learned about the finer points of cowboy hats and sombreros from a vaquero. The galleries are...
“Our ability to create a very well-educated workforce for the future will mean all the difference in whether we're economically prosperous in the 21st century. And the overwhelming verdict of research on this is starting early makes the most sense,” Castro said....
The Mayor's Summer Reading Program is starting soon. Read more about it here, "Mayor Castro and San Antonio Public Library to kick off 2012 Summer Reading Program" or just go to your local branch next week to sign up.
On the topic of school finance, about the "efficiency" lawsuit: Charter schools also appear to do a better job for less money dealing with at risk students, yet the state limits the number of charter schools. Removing that cap and allowing more charter schools might...
"Don't Mess with Textbooks," March 17, 2010, on The Daily Show: [vodpod id=Video.3261927&w=425&h=350&fv=autoPlay%3Dfalse] In case the embedded video doesn't work, here is another link.
As mentioned earlier, it's election time. Due to census-driven redistricting, all members of the State Board of Education are up for reelection, including districts 3 and 5 in the San Antonio area. The Express-News recently analyzed the election, asking what impact...
These Texas charter schools ranked in the 2012 US News list of America's best high schools: Westlake Academy (Westlake) (#5 Texas, #37 national) YES Prep North Central (Houston) (#8 Texas, #56 national) Peak Preparatory (Dallas) (#9 Texas, #66 national) IDEA Academy...
High-performing charter schools get amazing results, even for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. They claim they are able to get better results for the roughly the same amount of money per student than district schools. Do these schools succeed because they have...
From The Twig's events page: "Uber-popular, award-winning Austin musician Joe McDermott returns to The Twig Book Shop!": Free concert by Joe McDermott at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 19 in the Studio (across from the bookstore in the Full Goods building). Hosted by...
The San Antonio Express-News editorial board published its endorsements for the two San Antonio-area seats on the State Board of Education. "Salyer, Soto merit seats on SBOE", San Antonio Express-News, May 14, 2012. Michael Soto for District 3 Steve Salyer (not...
H-E-B recently announced its 2012 Excellence in Education Award Winners. Michael Hardy at IDEA Frontier College Prep in Brownsville won the Rising Star award in the secondary education category. The Rising Star awards go to teachers with less than ten years of...
The primary election is May 29, and early voting is May 14-25. Polling locations and sample ballots are available from the Bexar County Elections Department. Some races to watch: State Board of Education, District 3: Democratic primary between Michael Soto and Marisa...