by sachartermoms | Jun 5, 2012 | Latest News
High performing charter schools claim that they succeed because they have the flexibility to use innovative teaching methods. Critics of charter schools look for other explanations, such as higher spending per student. Or “creaming,” the alleged practice...
by sachartermoms | Jun 4, 2012 | Latest News
David Williams ran as a Republican for District 3 on the Texas State Board of Education, which includes central and southern Bexar County (San Antonio); Medina, Atascosa, and Wilson counties; and south to Hidalgo county. He lost to Marisa B. Perez in the 2012 general...
by sachartermoms | Jun 2, 2012 | Latest News
According to a Complete College America study, lots of community college students are taking remedial classes, but it’s not helping them graduate. The group’s research shows that just one in 10 remedial students graduate from community colleges within...
by sachartermoms | Jun 1, 2012 | Latest News
Rebecca Bell-Metereau ran as a Democrat for District 5 on the Texas State Board of Education, which includes northern Bexar county (San Antonio); Kendall, Comal, and Guadalupe counties; and north to Burnet county. She lost to Republican incumbent Ken Mercer in the...
by sachartermoms | May 31, 2012 | Latest News
One of the great pleasures of living near downtown San Antonio is being just a short trip away from unique places like Main Plaza. On Tuesday, my daughter and I went to check out the weekly farmers’ market. We parked in a surface lot near Main and Houston ($6...
by sachartermoms | May 30, 2012 | Latest News
An earlier post listed some races to watch. Here are the results: State Board of Education, District 3: challenger Marisa B. Perez beat incumbent Michael Soto in a Democratic primary upset. “Even With Upsets, Little Change in Control of SBOE”, Morgan...
