by sachartermoms | May 23, 2012 | Latest News
The Mayor’s Summer Reading Program is starting soon. Read more about it here, “Mayor Castro and San Antonio Public Library to kick off 2012 Summer Reading Program” or just go to your local branch next week to sign up.
by sachartermoms | May 22, 2012 | Latest News
On the topic of school finance, about the “efficiency” lawsuit: Charter schools also appear to do a better job for less money dealing with at risk students, yet the state limits the number of charter schools. Removing that cap and allowing more charter...
by sachartermoms | May 21, 2012 | Latest News
“Don’t Mess with Textbooks,” March 17, 2010, on The Daily Show: [vodpod id=Video.3261927&w=425&h=350&fv=autoPlay%3Dfalse] In case the embedded video doesn’t work, here is another link.
by sachartermoms | May 21, 2012 | Latest News
As mentioned earlier, it’s election time. Due to census-driven redistricting, all members of the State Board of Education are up for reelection, including districts 3 and 5 in the San Antonio area. The Express-News recently analyzed the election, asking what...
by sachartermoms | May 20, 2012 | Latest News
These Texas charter schools ranked in the 2012 US News list of America’s best high schools: Westlake Academy (Westlake) (#5 Texas, #37 national) YES Prep North Central (Houston) (#8 Texas, #56 national) Peak Preparatory (Dallas) (#9 Texas, #66 national) IDEA...
by sachartermoms | May 17, 2012 | Latest News
High-performing charter schools get amazing results, even for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. They claim they are able to get better results for the roughly the same amount of money per student than district schools. Do these schools succeed because they have...
