by sachartermoms | Sep 18, 2013 | Latest News
UPDATE: This giveaway has closed. Reading is the key to unlocking so much knowledge over a lifetime. That is why my kids and I spend so much time reading: me reading out loud to them, or them reading out loud to me, or looking for words to read in our environment. We...
by sachartermoms | Sep 17, 2013 | Latest News
Note: In honor of Constitution Day, September 17, I am re-sharing this earlier post from February 4, 2013. Also: Observe Constitution Day with the San Antonio Public Library Foundation’s Great Books seminar, “A Conversation with the Constitution,” at...
by sachartermoms | Sep 16, 2013 | Latest News
Michael Williams, Commissioner of Education, will announce the results of Generation 18 charter applications on September 27, 2013, according to this news release. The State Board of Education interviewed the charter applicants on September 11 and 12, as discussed in...
by sachartermoms | Sep 13, 2013 | Latest News
Lorenzo Gomez, Executive Director of the 80/20 Foundation and an SA2020 board member, has a “micro-script” for San Antonio: “A City On The Rise.” So why did these four words hit me the way they did? I think it’s because “City on the...
by sachartermoms | Sep 12, 2013 | Latest News
This week, the State Board of Education is interviewing new charter applicants (full list in this earlier post), including Carpe Diem Schools–San Antonio (application). The school is known in education circles for its “blended learning” model, which splits time...
by sachartermoms | Sep 10, 2013 | Latest News
Last week, I attended a KIPP: San Antonio First Friday Breakfast at KIPP Aspire Academy, a public open enrollment charter school serving grades 5-8. The campus is located at 735 Fredericksburg Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78201 (map), just south of the Deco District, in a...
