by sachartermoms | Feb 14, 2013 | Latest News
A recent article in Plaza de Armas, commenting on the district court’s decision in the school finance trial (earlier post), notes that two San Antonio-area representatives on the Public Education committee, Rep. Mike Villarreal (D) and Rep. Justin Rodriguez (D),...
by sachartermoms | Feb 13, 2013 | Latest News
State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, wants changes in how charter applications are screened and approved in Texas. For instance, he’d like a national group of charter school authorizers to train Texas Education Agency staff...
by sachartermoms | Feb 11, 2013 | Latest News
Learn more about high-quality, free public charter schools in San Antonio by attending an information session: February 23, 2013: BASIS San Antonio information session at 12:15 p.m. in Ballroom A at the La Quinta, 4431 Horizon Hill Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229...
by sachartermoms | Feb 10, 2013 | Latest News
Technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Harvey Najim recently announced a $1 million gift to fund scholarships for children attending Catholic schools. Najim said he believes that Catholic school graduates are more “well-rounded,” less likely to become involved in...
by sachartermoms | Feb 7, 2013 | Latest News
Paul Tough’s book, “How Children Succeed”, asks why, among the early graduates of a KIPP middle school in New York who scored high on tests and got into college, so many had trouble finishing college. Paul Tough, a journalist and former editor at the...