Link: Will Texas House do more about underperforming charter schools?
A hearing in the Texas house discussed oversight of charter schools: “Texas House committee evaluates charter schools,” San Antonio Express-News, February 17, 2012.
A hearing in the Texas house discussed oversight of charter schools: “Texas House committee evaluates charter schools,” San Antonio Express-News, February 17, 2012.
Dr. Michael Soto represented District 3 as a Democrat on the Texas State Board of Education, which includes central and southern Bexar County (San Antonio); Medina, Atascosa, and Wilson counties; and south to Hidalgo county. However, he lost the May 29… Continue Reading
KIPP: San Antonio is a public charter school system (part of the national KIPP charter school network) consisting of one high school and two middle schools, with plans to open two elementary schools. KIPP in the news: “KIPP offers a model… Continue Reading
IDEA Public Schools is a high-performing charter school system based in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. IDEA is coming to San Antonio in August 2012 with IDEA Carver (formerly the Carver Academy). See “Charter school group coming” in the San Antonio Express-News, February 12, 2012.
Monte Vista is one of San Antonio’s great historic neighborhoods. The Monte Vista Historical Association is the glue that keeps the neighborhood together. The book San Antonio’s Monte Vista: Architecture and Society in a Gilded Age by Donald E. Everett discusses the founding of… Continue Reading
Mayor Julián Castro gave a “State of the City” address on March 23, 2012, as covered by the San Antonio Express-News in “Mayor calls for investing in education.” Castro proposed a 1/8 cent tax increase (on the November 6 ballot) that… Continue Reading