by sachartermoms | Jun 29, 2012 | Latest News
The Arizona-based charter school organization Great Hearts Academies is taking steps to expand into Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas. In Nashville, it’s facing opposition: The school board recently denied Great Hearts’ application to operate charter schools...
by sachartermoms | Jun 27, 2012 | Latest News
Critics claim that charter schools are successful only because they cherry-pick students, because they have smaller class sizes, or because motivated parents apply for charter lotteries and non-motivated parents do not. And even if charters are successful, they argue,...
by sachartermoms | Jun 25, 2012 | Latest News
My kids and I went grocery shopping at H-E-B last week, as usual. While we were there, I also saw evidence of the grocery chain’s efforts to improve children’s literacy. H-E-B’s Read 3 program uses the store’s marketing power to spread the...
by sachartermoms | Jun 24, 2012 | Latest News
Healthy local schools are important for the life of historic neighborhoods, but that interest needs to be balanced against the goals of preserving significant buildings and keeping them in residential use. The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission recently...
by sachartermoms | Jun 22, 2012 | Latest News
Across the U.S., charter schools tend to enroll fewer students with disabilities, but the situation in San Antonio is more complicated. “Charter schools still enroll fewer disabled students”, San Antonio Express-News, June 20, 2012 (from the New York Times...
by sachartermoms | Jun 21, 2012 | Latest News
Here are some pictures from the 2010 event. Next week, the Monte Vista Historical Association will host its annual July 4th parade. Marchers will gather at the corner of Lynwood and Howard streets at 10 a.m. and will wander over to the Landa Library for a picnic at 11...
