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Events: Write letters! Ride the bus!
The San Antonio Charter Moms (and Dads) are working on two projects right now: Writing letters to SBOE to support the BASIS and Great Hearts charter applications Bus trip to Austin for charter school...
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“The most daring charter school gambler in Texas”
An opinion editorial that appeared in Houston earlier this month lays out the possibilities for the Choose to Succeed movement: As chairman of the Brackenridge Foundation, a small philanthropy focused...
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Plaza de Armas on “Choose to Succeed”
In addition to yesterday’s Express-News article, here is more commentary on Choose to Succeed: [Victoria] Rico says that the Brackenridge foundation simply doesn’t see any other solution showing the...
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UPDATED: Great Hearts and BASIS charter interviews in Austin on Nov. 2
UPDATED with more details for bus riders and for those planning to meet us in Austin. Tomorrow, Friday, November 2, the State Board of Education’s Committee on School Initiatives will interview BASIS...
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Event: First Friday Breakfast December 7 at KIPP Un Mundo
I hope you will join me at the next First Friday Breakfast at KIPP Un Mundo at 7:45 a.m. on December 7. We will hear from KIPP: San Antonio leaders and teachers, tour the campus, and (of course) eat...
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Austin ISD trustees vote to end partnership with IDEA Public Schools
Last night, the Austin ISD board of trustees voted 5-4 to end its contract with IDEA Public Schools, which has been operating IDEA Allan as an in-district charter for several months. “Austin school...
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Texans Deserve Great Schools calls for giving parents more high performing...
This morning, I went to Austin to learn more about Texans Deserve Great Schools, an initiative to bring together lots of great ideas about education reform and put it all to work to make Texas schools...
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NYT on SB2: Sen. Dan Patrick’s education reform bill
Senate Bill 2, the centerpiece of Mr. Patrick’s plans for the session, is the most ambitious attempt to expand the state’s charter school system since it was established in 1995. . . . Mr. Patrick’s...
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Event: First Friday Breakfast April 12 at KIPP Un Mundo
The next First Friday Breakfast will be at KIPP Un Mundo Dual Language Academy from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on April 12. Eat breakfast tacos and drink coffee, hear from KIPP: San Antonio leaders and...
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Blogger party with IDEA Public Schools at Kiddie Park PicaPica
Yesterday morning, my blogger friends and I learned more about Choose to Succeed and IDEA Public Schools while our kids played at Kiddie Park PicaPica (earlier post) at a party sponsored by the George...
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BASIS San Antonio dedication ceremony welcomes a world-class educational...
The BASIS San Antonio dedication ceremony on September 25, 2013 welcomed guests and dignitaries with a performance by the 7th & 8th grade strings. Tiffany O’Neill, BASIS San Antonio Head of School,...
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[Updated] About San Antonio Charter Moms
This morning, I updated my About page. I’ve copied it here to snapshot it, because I’m sure I’ll be updating it again soon. San Antonio moms, dads, and kids need more good education choices. This blog...
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[Opinion] Charter school students succeed
As I mention on my About page (archive), I’ve been a school choice supporter for a long time, but my long-time friend Victoria Rico inspired me to do something about it—namely, start this blog....
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BASIS San Antonio families experience success, heartbreak, and everything in...
BASIS San Antonio has completed its first year of operation. Here is an earlier post about its opening in August 2013, and a post about the dedication ceremony in September 2013. My kids weren’t old...
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CLOSED [Giveaway] A parent-activist reads Richard Whitmire’s “On the Rocketship”
Richard Whitmire‘s new book, On the Rocketship, starts off right, with this dedication: To the true disruptors: Rocketship parents pressing for better middle schools and high schools. The author gave...
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Catch a ride to the Texas School Choice Week Rally in Austin on January 30, 2015
Show your support at the Texas School Choice Week Rally in Austin on January 30, 2015. Families Empowered is coordinating free transportation, meals, and activities at the Texas State Capitol as part...
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Marisa B. Perez sworn in for her second term on the Texas State Board of...
On January 23, 2015, on the campus of IDEA Monterrey Park, County Judge Nelson Wolff administered the oath of office to Marisa B. Perez as she began her second term representing District 3 on the State...
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Groundbreaking ceremony at Carpe Diem Westwood in San Antonio
On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Carpe Diem Innovative Schools—San Antonio hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at its Carpe Diem Westwood campus, its first in Texas. Future students and families gathered with...
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IDEA Public Schools luncheon honoring David Robinson, board member and Carver...
I want to give you a sense of how it felt to be at the IDEA Public Schools 2015 luncheon honoring David Robinson, IDEA board member and Carver Academy founder, on May 11, 2015 at the Pearl Stable. Why...
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Tips for being a politically-engaged charter school parent
Please take a moment to read this important article: “More Middle-Class Families Choose Charters: A political game changer for public school choice?”, Richard Whitmire, Education Next (Summer 2015)....
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