Do you have strong feeling about school choice? Consider attending Thursday’s town hall meeting. “UTSA and S.A. Express-News to host series of town hall discussions”, Tim Brownlee, UTSA Today news release, February 25, 2013. The town hall meeting about school choice… Continue Reading
Good news for future Charter Moms and Charter Dads: there’s a bill in the Texas Senate right now, SB2, that would lift the arbitrary cap on the number of charters in Texas, would provide some funding for charter school facilities,… Continue Reading
Learn more about high-quality, free public charter schools in San Antonio by attending an information session: March 5, 2013: IDEA Public Schools information session at 5:30 p.m. at IDEA Carver, 217 Robinson Pl., San Antonio, Texas 78202; complete schedule March 5, 2013: KIPP: San Antonio high school open… Continue Reading
The Ewing Halsell Foundation is making a major grant to KIPP: San Antonio to fund expansion. “KIPP San Antonio snags $5 million gift”, Lindsay Kastner, San Antonio Express-News, February 23, 2013. KIPP: San Antonio currently has four campuses: KIPP University Prep high school, KIPP… Continue Reading
Imagine: an inner city public school with a waiting list of anxious parents who live outside the school’s geographic boundaries, but want their young child to start school here. Bonham Academy is an in-district charter in the San Antonio Independent… Continue Reading
A reminder—BASIS San Antonio is hosting an information session today 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. If you’re going, please take this quick survey to say how… Continue Reading
