by sachartermoms | Nov 7, 2012 | Latest News
The 2012 general election is over; what was the impact on education? Locally, Mayor Julian Castro’s Pre-K 4 SA initiative passed. “Local voters decide to put their money on Pre-K 4 SA”, Josh Baugh & Maria Luisa Cesar, San Antonio Express-News,...
by sachartermoms | Nov 6, 2012 | Latest News
UPDATE: IDEA Public Schools has announced locations for 3rd and 4th campuses in San Antonio. IDEA Monterrey Park will be at 222 SW 39th Street, San Antonio, TX 78237 (map). IDEA San Antonio #4 (permanent name coming soon) will be at 6130 Walzem Road, San Antonio, TX...
by sachartermoms | Nov 5, 2012 | Latest News
Choose to Succeed is bringing more high performing charter schools to San Antonio, and that means more charter school jobs. Over the weekend I added a Jobs page to the blog. The first Featured Job is for the Rocketship Education Network Fellows Leadership Program:...
by sachartermoms | Nov 5, 2012 | Latest News
A U.S. attorney who successfully prosecuted the country’s second-largest Ponzi scheme became the youngest-sitting judge upon his appointment to Galveston’s federal bench, but Gregg Costa considers his two-year teaching stint in rural Mississippi among his greatest...
by sachartermoms | Nov 3, 2012 | Latest News
Comments on BASIS and Great Hearts charter interviews: “In terms of finance and governance and curriculum, I like what I’m seeing,” said Ken Mercer, R-San Antonio, chairman of the board’s committee on school initiatives. Michael Soto, D-San Antonio, said...
by sachartermoms | Nov 3, 2012 | Latest News
My warmest thanks to all the supporters who wore T-shirts and rode the bus with us to Austin or met up with us in Austin. The consensus on the bus was that BASIS and Great Hearts handled the tough interview questions really well. Here is a link to a video of the...
