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IDEA South Flores leadership: Constantine Polites and Sandra Hughes
IDEA Public Schools announced leaders for the new campus in San Antonio, IDEA South Flores Academy and College Prep. “IDEA Public Schools promotes two to lead its newest San Antonio location”, IDEA...
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School board races in the San Antonio area
One of the differences about open enrollment public charter schools: no school board elections. For a roundup of school board races in the San Antonio area, see “School board races outlined”, Maria...
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School photos: IDEA South Flores construction site
There’s not much to see yet, but here is the future site of IDEA South Flores at 6919 S. Flores St., San Antonio, TX 78221 (map)—opening this fall with grades K, 1, 2 and 6. (Earlier posts here and...
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School board elections 2013: Harlandale ISD
Four seats on the Harlandale ISD Board of Trustees are on the May 11 ballot; three races are contested. UPDATE: “Harlandale ISD elections a street fight under the radar”, Francisco Vara-Orta, San...
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Coverage of the May 11 school board elections in Bexar County
Seven school districts in Bexar County are electing new board members on May 11. (Early voting runs from April 29 through May 7; more information at Bexar County Elections.) Learn more about the races:...
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Early voting underway for school board elections
Early voting started this week for the May 11 election, which includes school board elections for seven local school districts. For more information about how to vote, see Bexar County Elections or the...
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School board elections 2013: Express-News endorsements in Harlandale ISD
It is good to finally see a viable opponent challenging Joshua Cerna, who has served as the District 1 board member for more than 10 years. Cerna has been an embarrassment to the district for too long....
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Early voting totals for the May 11 school board elections in Bexar County
Early voting totals for contested school board races in Bexar County: Harlandale ISD Place 1: Juan Mancha (166) has a small lead over Joshua J. Cerna (142) Place 3: Erma V. Casarez (236) is leading...
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School board election results 2013: Harlandale ISD
As a result of the May 11 election, the Harlandale ISD Board of Trustees will welcome three new members. “New trustees bracing for Harlandale’s issues”, Francisco Vara-Orta, San Antonio Express-News,...
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Results for the May 11 school board elections in Bexar County
The votes are in—here are the results for the May 11 school board races in Bexar County: Alamo Heights ISD Place 1: Joseph Dubrof Place 2: John Tippit Harlandale ISD Place 1: Juan Mancha over Joshua...
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KIPP Aspire and New Frontiers charter schools earn three state distinctions
As mentioned in this earlier post, the Texas Education Agency recently released a new set of school accountability ratings. To highlight the top-performing schools in the state, the TEA released a list...
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Diplomás one-year meeting at Café College: progress towards Latino college...
Last year, this earlier post discussed the launch of Diplomás, a project to raise college completion rates by Latinos, funded in part by a grant from the Lumina Foundation. One year later, the...
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Parents, you can send your kids to charter schools and still be a good person
Parents, you can send your kids to charter schools and still be a good person. The same goes for parents who homeschool or send their kids to private schools. The responsible thing to do is to find the...
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F.T. and G.N. review Ballet San Antonio’s “Nutcracker” with the San Antonio...
This year, we continued our family tradition of going to Ballet San Antonio‘s The Nutcracker with the San Antonio Symphony. We thoroughly enjoyed last year’s performance at the Majestic Theatre...
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School Calendars for Districts in the San Antonio Area: 2016-2017 Edition
Here is a handy list of printable school calendars for independent school districts in the San Antonio area, including Bexar County and parts of surrounding counties. Alamo Heights ISD Comal ISD East...
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School Boards for Independent School Districts in the San Antonio Area:...
Need to keep track of what’s happening at school boards in the San Antonio area? Here are some links to help you with your research. Alamo Heights ISD School board home Board members Meeting schedule:...
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Guide to School Boards for Independent School Districts in the San Antonio...
Families and community members can work to improve the quality of education by interacting with school boards, whether by participating in meeting or voting in elections. Here are some links to help...
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Texas Education Agency Accountability Reports for Bexar County Area ISDs,...
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) publishes annual accountability reports for public school districts and campuses. For easy reference, here are the 2017 Accountability Reports for Bexar County-area...
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[Hall Monitor] Texas Commission on Public School Finance: Time Is Money . . ....
Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. The March 7 hearings before the Texas Commission on Public School Finance were...
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Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Welcomes the First Gamma Sigma Girls at IDEA...
October 11 is recognized as International Day of the Girl, and the Girls Scouts of Southwest Texas is using this occasion to highlight programs that improve the wellbeing of girls, including the...
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