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,...

Great Hearts withdraws Tennessee application

As mentioned earlier, Great Hearts Academies had applied for a charter in Tennessee, but had faced opposition from the Metro Nashville school board. After yet another school board rejection, Great Hearts has cancelled its plans to expand to Nashville. Read more about...

It’s not because of skimming

Last month, the Express-News ran an article reporting on a study by Dr. Ed Fuller claiming that charter schools enroll “advantaged” students and that explains charter schools’ success. Here is my critique of the “skimming”...