by sachartermoms | May 4, 2012 | Latest News
Charter schools are subject to the same testing and accountability rules as traditional public school districts. The Texas Education Agency’s most recent report on charter school accountability was released last August. “Charter Ratings Down”, San...
by sachartermoms | May 3, 2012 | Latest News
A quiet student asked her teacher a heartbreaking question about charter schools. Read more: It is not about charter schools and school choice, it is about a freedom of choice that should exist for every student in America, April 27, 2012, in Solutions for Schools, a...
by sachartermoms | May 1, 2012 | Latest News
“Communities in Schools selects new CEO”, San Antonio Express-News, May 1, 2012.
by sachartermoms | Apr 29, 2012 | Latest News
“Charter has big plans for San Antonio” , a feature article on IDEA Public Schools, appeared on the front page of the San Antonio Express-News, Sunday, April 29, 2012. Parents who are curious about IDEA’s plans to expand to San Antonio, starting with...
by sachartermoms | Apr 29, 2012 | Latest News
In an April 26, 2012 post, “School Reform: Why Romney and Obama Aren’t Talking about Education”, on the School of Thought blog at TIME Ideas, Andrew J. Rotherham expresses frustration that the Obama and Romney presidential campaigns are not talking...
by sachartermoms | Apr 28, 2012 | Latest News
I learned about the Texas 2×2 Reading List from a post on Tierd (pronounced “ti-erd”: how new parents feel), a lovely and personal blog written by my high school classmate Jennifer. Every year, a group of Texas librarians compiles a list of 20...