by sachartermoms | Feb 10, 2013 | Latest News
Technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Harvey Najim recently announced a $1 million gift to fund scholarships for children attending Catholic schools. Najim said he believes that Catholic school graduates are more “well-rounded,” less likely to become involved in...
by sachartermoms | Feb 7, 2013 | Latest News
Paul Tough’s book, “How Children Succeed”, asks why, among the early graduates of a KIPP middle school in New York who scored high on tests and got into college, so many had trouble finishing college. Paul Tough, a journalist and former editor at the...
by sachartermoms | Feb 6, 2013 | Latest News
The next BASIS San Antonio information session will be on Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Ballroom A at the La Quinta, 4431 Horizon Hill Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229, with Q&A to follow. The best way to stay up to date is to sign up for...
by sachartermoms | Feb 5, 2013 | Latest News
As mentioned earlier, last year the Texas Charter Schools Association joined the school finance litigation, challenging the lack of facilities funding for charter schools, and asking the court to lift the cap on the number of charter schools. The trial ended...
by sachartermoms | Feb 4, 2013 | Latest News
It was an honor to present at BlogItSA! at Geekdom on Saturday. My topic was “Legal Issues for Bloggers” and I brought props to liven things up. The surprise hit was my pocket Constitution—surprising to me, because it seems normal to have a pocket...
by sachartermoms | Feb 1, 2013 | Latest News
IDEA Public Schools announced leaders for the new campus in San Antonio, IDEA South Flores Academy and College Prep. “IDEA Public Schools promotes two to lead its newest San Antonio location”, IDEA Public Schools news release, January 29, 2013....
