by sachartermoms | Aug 10, 2012 | Latest News
To follow up on a earlier post about “Saving the School” by Michael Brick: “Michael Brick: The TT Interview”, Zoë Gioja, Texas Tribune, August 7, 2012. Reading and signing at The Twig Book Shop, noon on Saturday, August...
by sachartermoms | Aug 10, 2012 | Latest News
As mentioned earlier, the Great Hearts Academies charter application is currently “under review” at the Texas Education Agency. In a recent email to supporters, Great Hearts announced that the State Board of Education has granted it an interview in...
by sachartermoms | Aug 9, 2012 | Latest News
The Highland Park School District in Michigan has hired Leona Group to manage all of its schools. “Michigan City Outsources All of Its Schools”, Stephanie Banchero & Matthew Dolan, Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2012. The Detroit-area city has recently...
by sachartermoms | Aug 9, 2012 | Latest News
“There was a time when reading wasn’t just for fags. And neither was writing.” — Idiocracy (2006) Evidence of learning differences between boys and girls has sparked a movement for single-sex schools: for example, the National Association for Single...
by sachartermoms | Aug 8, 2012 | Latest News
Of all the “Generation 17” charter school applications received by the Texas Education Agency, only these are still “Under Review”: ACE (A Choice for Excellence) Charter School. Sponsored by Palm Tree Academy, a private school at the Islamic...
