by sachartermoms | Jan 15, 2013 | Latest News
Last fall, as mentioned in this earlier post, IDEA Public Schools started making plans about how to spend their Race to the Top grant money. They recently shared more details: Among the pilot programs, new adaptive reading software for elementary schools that adjusts...
by sachartermoms | Jan 14, 2013 | Latest News
Good news! BASIS San Antonio now has a Facebook page. Please “like” and “share” and all that. The best way to stay up to date, though, is to sign up for the interest list.
by sachartermoms | Jan 14, 2013 | Latest News
Today’s opinion page of the Austin American-Statesman features a pro and con about school choice: “Give students and their parents education choices”, Matt Mackowiak, Austin American-Statesman, January 14, 2013, and “Wall Street gang now offer...
by sachartermoms | Jan 11, 2013 | Latest News
On December 7, I sat in on Texas Tribune’s Hot Seat event at Trinity University, featuring state Rep. Mike Villarreal (D-San Antonio) and state Sen. Dr. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels). The first half of the video is a conversation about public education issues...
by sachartermoms | Jan 10, 2013 | Latest News
The next BASIS San Antonio information session will be on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Plaza Lecea, 5441 Babcock Rd., San Antonio, TX 78240. Q&A to follow; children are welcome to attend; no RSVP required. Mary Riner, who was...
by sachartermoms | Jan 9, 2013 | Latest News
Last Saturday, the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board held the DC Charter School Expo. For many moms and dads staring down aisle upon aisle of booths — each representing a different school with a different curriculum, a different teaching philosophy, a...
