by sachartermoms | May 8, 2013 | Latest News
There’s less than a month left in the current legislative session, and it’s time to check in on SB2, a bill that would make big changes to charter school laws in Texas, including raising the charter cap. This post is about the bill’s introduction in...
by sachartermoms | May 7, 2013 | Latest News
Very timely advice today, on the last day of early voting: Voters eligible to vote in these low-profile but high-stakes school board races need to take the time to cast a ballot. This is important. The decisions made by school board members affect the entire...
by sachartermoms | May 6, 2013 | Latest News
The next BASIS San Antonio information session will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the La Quinta, 4431 Horizon Hill Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229, in the Medical Center area. The campus at the corner of Floyd Curl Drive and Hamilton Wolfe Road is under...
by sachartermoms | May 5, 2013 | Latest News
I recently toured Premier High School of San Antonio, a place that recaptures disengaged students and brings them back into the educational system. Premier is located in a low-rise business complex near the airport. Inside the glass doors, it was quiet, like a...
by sachartermoms | May 4, 2013 | Latest News
This is Ramiro Mojarro. He’s the president of the Clubs de Zacatecas de San Antonio and an education reform advocate. He wrote a recent op-ed in La Prensa that I proudly co-signed. “The Need for Parent Trigger: 6 Years of Failing Schools is...
by sachartermoms | May 4, 2013 | Latest News
It is good to finally see a viable opponent challenging Joshua Cerna, who has served as the District 1 board member for more than 10 years. Cerna has been an embarrassment to the district for too long. One of the more memorable Cerna incidents occurred about 18 months...
