by sachartermoms | Aug 15, 2012 | Latest News
Education reform advocate Jay P. Greene has complained about organization names that “often look like lyrics from an old Prince album” (Pre-K 4 SA, anyone? P16Plus?) or “are just an alphabet soup, randomly spelling words, acronyms, or just jargony...
by sachartermoms | Aug 14, 2012 | Latest News
Two recent articles discuss housing choices based on schools. Christine Drennon, Associate Professor of Urban Studies at Trinity University, notes: School districts once were formed in response to where people live; now people live in response to where school...
by sachartermoms | Aug 13, 2012 | Latest News
Pre-K 4 SA, Mayor Julian Castro’s sales-tax-for-preschool program, now has a website, aTwitter feed, and a Facebook page. The News page has links to recent stories; here are a few more: “Voters will have final say on Pre-K”, John W. Gonzalez, San...
by sachartermoms | Aug 12, 2012 | Latest News
From the Comptroller’s website, information about Texas Tax Free Weekend, August 17-19, 2012: No sales tax on most clothing, shoes, backpacks and school supplies. See also “Retailers bulking up for state’s sales tax holiday”, Neal Morton, San...
by sachartermoms | Aug 11, 2012 | Latest News
The second season of “Treme”, a dramatic HBO series set in post-Katrina New Orleans, came out on disc earlier this year. Among other story lines, season two touches on the rise of charter schools after the hurricane. The show’s story editor notes:...
