It was a gorgeous, crisp, spring morning when I sat down on Jasmin Dean’s back porch to walk through the dyslexia simulator. I had my pen ready, my Experience Dyslexia packet printed and neatly stapled. Like Dean, I grew up… Continue Reading
School districts and charter schools are planning what it will be like to go back to school during a pandemic. This summer, Mindshift ED, a group of parent advocates, has started a petition to speak up about the choices parents… Continue Reading
Growing up, Jasmin Dean remembers being a “teacher’s pet.” Her husband had been a teacher’s pet as well. They assumed that their bright, pleasing first born would be the same. The student who was “a delight to teach” and “the… Continue Reading
I have to admit that I was shocked when Maribel Gardea said that she was pleased with San Antonio ISD’s special education services during the COVID-19 school closures. Gardea’s son has multiple medical complexities, and she has been an active,… Continue Reading
At BASIS Charter Schools, we believe that a classroom—a physical one, filled with motivated students and led by passionate subject expert teachers—is the remarkable place where learning happens best. That’s why we have always worked hard toward providing the very… Continue Reading
Hello, accidental homeschoolers! We are proud to share this timely guest post by Caitlyn Baker and Shannon Ruddell of Fearless Readers, LLC. Just a few weeks ago, many of us were busy planning and preparing for Spring Break. Vacations, playdates,… Continue Reading
Was spring break last week, or last year? Think of the lighting speed at which the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has disrupted the entire world. Schools and universities across the country have closed. Major cities have… Continue Reading
EDIT: Governor Greg Abbott has ordered Texas schools closed for the remainder of the 2019–20 school year. “Gov. Greg Abbott keeps Texas classrooms closed for remainder of school year,” Aliyya Swaby, Texas Tribune, April 17, 2020. Most San Antonio schools… Continue Reading
Now that it’s spring, many schools have already completed open enrollment, run their lotteries, and made offers; they are re-enrolling students for next year and making offers as seats open up. Other schools still have open seats available in some… Continue Reading
At this time of year, families who are researching schools for their children learn that different schools are at varying stages of the enrollment process. Some schools have already completed open enrollment, run their lotteries, and made offers; they are… Continue Reading
