by sachartermoms | Mar 31, 2013 | Latest News
Have you read Sparkly Green Earrings, a motherhood memoir by Melanie Shankle, author of The Big Mama Blog? Highly recommended. I was lucky enough to hang out with Melanie at a book club meeting recently. (Gulley couldn’t make it—stomach bug.) While munching on...
by sachartermoms | Mar 30, 2013 | Latest News
This earlier post has a summary of this year’s races for the San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees. District 4, an area south of downtown, including Burbank High School (known for its Agricultural Science magnet program), has the most divided race. “Four vie...
by sachartermoms | Mar 29, 2013 | Latest News
BASIS San Antonio—which recently announced its location at Floyd Curl Drive and Hamilton Wolfe Road—is holding an information session on Monday, April 1, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in Ballroom A at the La Quinta, 4431 Horizon Hill Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229,...
by sachartermoms | Mar 29, 2013 | Latest News
Learn more about high-quality, free public charter schools in San Antonio by attending an information session or a demonstration lesson. Also, there are some application deadlines and lottery dates coming up soon. April 1, 2013: BASIS San Antonio information session...
by sachartermoms | Mar 28, 2013 | Latest News
I’ve been following the progress of 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 February; this post is about Senator Dan Patrick’s visit...
by sachartermoms | Mar 27, 2013 | Latest News
The next First Friday Breakfast will be at KIPP Un Mundo Dual Language Academy from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on April 12. Eat breakfast tacos and drink coffee, hear from KIPP: San Antonio leaders and teachers, and—best of all—take a campus tour led by KIPP Un Mundo...