Following up on Pre-K 4 SA town hall

As mentioned earlier, Texas Public Radio hosted a public town hall meeting last week about Mayor Julian Castro’s Pre-K 4 SA proposal. Even if you weren’t there, you can watch the video at NOWCastSA or download the audio from last night’s...

Advocacy: parents supporting charter schools

A recent blog post from the Texas Charter Schools Association notes that, besides being back-to-school time for our kids, it’s an important time for charter schools: a new legislative session will begin soon (in January 2013), and charter schools are involved in...

Sprawl, cont’d

The opening date for two Northeast ISD elementary schools (Las Lomas and Vineyard Ranch) has been delayed again, this time until January 7. “New NEISD schools delayed again”, Lindsay Kastner, San Antonio Express-News, September 18, 2012. As noted earlier,...