by sachartermoms | Jul 5, 2013 | Latest News
San Antonio-based Jubilee Academic Center is expanding its campuses in the Rio Grande Valley: Harlingen Leadership Academy and Livingway Leadership Academy in Brownsville. Read more at “Charter school district adds new campuses in Brownsville, Harlingen”,...
by sachartermoms | Jul 3, 2013 | Latest News
A recent article in The Economist on technology in education includes comments on Rocketship Education: Rocketship, a chain of seven charter schools in San Jose, California, blends traditional teaching with at least an hour a day of individualised online instruction...
by sachartermoms | Jul 2, 2013 | Latest News
Saturday was opening day for “Savage Gardens: The Real and Imaginary World of Carnivorous Plants”, a new exhibit at the San Antonio Botanical Garden through December 1, 2013. Here’s my earlier post about our sneak peek a week ago. On opening day, we...
by sachartermoms | Jul 1, 2013 | Latest News
A recent story from KUHF 88.7 FM Houston Public Radio praises Rocketship Education, noting “their schools have posted some of the best results for low-income kids in the entire state of California.” “What The New Charter School Bill Could Mean For...
by sachartermoms | Jun 30, 2013 | Latest News
The campus at Anne Frank Inspire Academy (earlier post) is under construction, including a treehouse classroom designed and built by Pete Nelson of “Treehouse Masters”, a show on Animal Planet. Slideshow at “Tree-hugging learners welcome”, San...
by sachartermoms | Jun 29, 2013 | Latest News
A BASIS Boosters group is now forming in San Antonio. As mentioned in this earlier post, every BASIS campus has a parent group—the BASIS Boosters—dedicated to building community and providing extra support for the students and teachers. Sign up for the mailing...
