by sachartermoms | Sep 25, 2012 | Latest News
“Wait” means, “It’ll never happen.” So says Principal Thompson (played by Ving Rhames), the leader of the fictional Rosa Parks Charter School, a high-performing charter with a long waiting list, in the new movie Won’t Back Down....
by sachartermoms | Sep 24, 2012 | Latest News
BASIS Schools Inc., a high-performing public charter school system based in Arizona, is in the process of applying for a Texas charter. They recently created an interest list for parents: create a profile and select “BASIS San Antonio” as your school....
by sachartermoms | Sep 24, 2012 | Latest News
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...
by sachartermoms | Sep 23, 2012 | Latest News
The State Board of Education’s Committee on School Initiatives will conduct interviews with the current round (“Generation 17”) of charter school applicants in Austin in early November. Two applicants with plans to open in San Antonio, Great Hearts...
by sachartermoms | Sep 23, 2012 | Latest News
Huffington Post writer Judy Bolton-Fassman says she is usually skeptical about parenting books, but this one is different. “How Children Succeed: An Interview with Paul Tough”, Judy Bolton-Fasman, Huffington Post, September 21, 2012. Paul Tough, in How...
by sachartermoms | Sep 22, 2012 | Latest News
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...
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