by sachartermoms | Jul 23, 2012 | Latest News
We have a couple of boards up on Pinterest now. Come have a look!
by sachartermoms | Jul 22, 2012 | Latest News
The runoff primary election is July 31, but early voting starts Monday, July 23. Here are some races that may impact education: Texas Senate District 25: Republican runoff between Jeff Wentworth (the incumbent) and Donna Campbell Texas House District 117: Democratic...
by sachartermoms | Jul 21, 2012 | Latest News
BASIS Schools Inc. is launching its first campus in Washington, D.C. — called BASIS DC — for the 2012-13 school year. The revolution is already underway: Instead of waiting for its still-under-renovation building in Penn Quarter to open in mid-July, BASIS...
by sachartermoms | Jul 20, 2012 | Latest News
The other day, my kids and I went to a Sunday afternoon jazz concert at the Witte. An empty-nest couple from Government Hill struck up a conversation; they praised me for introducing my kids to jazz music so early. (Thanks!) The wife recommended that we try a program...
by sachartermoms | Jul 19, 2012 | Latest News
The new issue of Texas Monthly also features a book review of “Saving the School: The True Story of a Principal, a Teacher, a Coach, a Bunch of Kids, and a Year in the Crosshairs of Education Reform” by Michael Brick. “Why Johnny Can’t...
by sachartermoms | Jul 18, 2012 | Latest News
Texas Monthly senior executive editor Paul Burka interviewed Robert Scott on his last day (July 2) as commissioner and summarized the standardized testing debate. “The Big Test”, Paul Burka, Texas Monthly, August 2012. Burka asked Scott about his criticism...
