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...
by sachartermoms | Jan 7, 2013 | Latest News
The latest message from the BASIS San Antonio interest list included a list of FAQs: What is BASIS Schools’ Mission? BASIS Schools seeks to raise academic expectations to internationally competitive levels for all students. By offering an academically excellent...
by sachartermoms | Jan 6, 2013 | Latest News
Comments by Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, at the release of an NAACP report last month: “One of the countries out-educating us by every measure is South Korea,” Duncan said, explaining that when President Barack Obama meets the President of South...
by sachartermoms | Jan 5, 2013 | Latest News
Express-News columnist Gilbert Garcia shares speculation about why Marisa Perez ran for State Board of Education: The payback theory goes like this: [Leticia] Cantu-Cortez, the wife of newly elected state Rep. Phil Cortez, was bitter about her surprising 2011 District...
by sachartermoms | Jan 4, 2013 | Latest News
Learn more about KIPP: San Antonio at the next First Friday Breakfast; it’s at KIPP Aspire Academy from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on January 11, 2013. You will hear from KIPP leaders and teachers and the students will lead you on a tour of their campus. And...
by sachartermoms | Jan 4, 2013 | Latest News
Getting kids ready for college is the goal at IDEA Public Schools: http://youtu.be/pSljjvxuyig The application window is now open—for more information, check out this earlier post.