2011 News

05.14.12
New Charter School Boss Can’t Refuse Tyler Offer
Source: TylerPaper.com
05.10.12
State Board of Education race could have lasting influence
Source: Austin American Statesman
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05.08.12
H-E-B Names Winners in 2012 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
Source: HEB
05.02.12
Interactive: How Much Does Your Superintendent Make?
Source: The Texas Tribune
05.02.12
Business Lobby Joins School Finance Lawsuit
Source: KUT Public Radio Austin
04.30.12
Let Teachers Teach
Source: The Atlantic
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04.30.12
Lena Pope Home plans early childhood center
Source: Star-Telegram
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04.30.12
Charter has big plans for S.A.
Source: My SA
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04.26.12
School Reform: Why Romney and Obama Aren't Talking About Education
Source: Time.com
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04.25.12
H-E-B to Name Winners in 2012 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
Source: Houston Style Magazine
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04.24.12
Performance standards for STAAR to be phased in
Source: TEA News
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04.24.12
Life School One Act Play Advances to State Competition
Source: LifeSchools.net
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04.23.12
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker Aim To Adopt Failing Schools Through New Initiative
Source: Huffington Post
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04.21.12
Demand high for dual-language school serving at-risk students
Source: Houston Chronicle
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04.20.12
SBOE approves math standards, textbook rules
Source: TEA News
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04.18.12
Houston Student to Represent Texas in National Mathcounts Competition
Source: The Cypress Times
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04.18.12
Study finds recess program reduces bullying in schools
Source: Click2Houston.com
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04.18.12
Study finds recess program reduces bullying in schools
Source: Houston Channel 2
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04.13.12
IDEA Public Schools Awarded $11.5 Million Dollars to Increase College Readiness
Source: Market Watch
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04.13.12
Texas School Districts Preparing for Anti-Bullying Law
Source: The Texas Tribune
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04.10.12
Encourage students to graduate, aim high
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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04.10.12
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. Employees Teach Conflict Management/Resolution To Houston Students
Source: MCFA Inc.
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04.09.12
Another Charter School Coming
Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph
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04.04.12
Residents in Lancaster, Forney, Arlington begin recovery process after devastating tornadoes
Source: Dallas Morning News
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04.03.12
ED Releases New Report on Arts Education in U.S. Public Schools
Source: Homeroom
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04.03.12
Announcing the New StopBullying.gov
Source: Homeroom
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04.03.12
Texas Charter School Student-Athlete is Newcomer of the Year
Source: Triple A Academy
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03.31.12
AT&T puts $250 million behind college readiness programs
Source: San Antonio Express News
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03.30.12
Premier Learning Academy Teacher to Attend Mickelson ExxonMobilTeachers Academy
Source: Premier Learning Academy
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03.30.12
Recycling Bin Provider Donates to Charter School
Source: Digital Journal
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03.29.12
Parents play the odds in Harmony Charter School lottery
Source: Your News Now
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03.29.12
Education Activist Geoffrey Canada and the Impact of Charter Schools
Source: Texas Public Radio
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03.29.12
DAVE MCNEELY: In seeking results, the rally is the easy part
Source: San Angelo Standard Times
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03.28.12
Vista Elementary Charter School to hold informational meetings March 29, April 3
Source: Elgin Courier
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03.28.12
At-risk student school planned
Source: San Angelo Standard Times
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03.26.12
Different Strategies for 'Teacher Coaching' in Top Charters
Source: Education Week
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03.23.12
Texas charter schools find ways to make grade, stay lean
Source: Dallas Business Journal
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03.22.12
Teacher Coaching and High Expectations Key to Charter Performance
Source: Education Week
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03.22.12
Who Will Lead the Texas Senate Education Committee?
Source: The Texas Tribune
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03.21.12
School Districts Take Advantage of STAAR Rule Change
Source: The Texas Tribune
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03.21.12
Latina Singer to Represent US in Turkish Language Olympiad
Source: Fox News Latino
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03.20.12
Texas Drop Out Rates Need Improving
Source: KERA News
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03.20.12
Local charter schools win Disney Planet Challenge!
Source: Star Local News
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03.19.12
Education backlash could fuel turnover in the Legislature
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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03.19.12
Panel Says Schools’ Failings Could Threaten Economy and National Security
Source: The New York Times
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03.16.12
Push is on to build charter schools
Source: Austin Business Journal
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03.16.12
America's Best Urban Schools for 2012 have been selected!
Source: National Center for Urban School Transformation
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03.15.12
DISD Announces Charter School Proposal
Source: CBS DFW
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03.14.12
Students creating their own digital learning tools in preparation for future tech jobs
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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03.13.12
Vista Academy to offer free education
Source: KYTX News
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03.13.12
Vista Academy to offer free education
Source: KYTX News
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03.12.12
Westlake Town manager gets award
Source: Times-Register
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03.11.12
Lubbock County and LISD considering changing control of juvenile justice school to a charter school
Source: Lubbock Online
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03.08.12
Convio Invites 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival Attendees To Donate Lunch Money In Support Of Local Nonprofits At "Lounge With A Conscience"
Source: TMCnet
03.06.12
Civil Rights Data Show Retention Disparities
Source: Education Week
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03.06.12
Uplift Education to ask city’s approval on reuse of bonds
Source: Fort Worth Business Press
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03.03.12
Durón has a new job, with TEA
Source: San Antonio Express-News
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03.02.12
Teachers, students rally against standardized testing
Source: Austin American Statesman
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03.02.12
Primetime Deion Sanders Is Funding Free Charter Schools In Dallas Texas
Source: Post-Pro Magazine
03.01.12
What DISD can learn from Austin's new collaborative model
Source: dallasnews.com
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03.01.12
97 percent of Texas districts and charters earn full accreditation status
Source: TEA
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03.01.12
Can TREE sink roots in school funding turnaround?
Source: Houston Chronicle
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02.29.12
Austin District-Charter Collaboration Compact vows to improve education
Source: Community Impact Newspaper
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02.29.12
Carver Academy joins with IDEA network
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
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02.29.12
Groups compete to form charter school
Source: Killeen Daily Herald
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02.29.12
Escuelas de lenguaje dual abren sus inscripciones
Source: UnivisionHouston.com
02.28.12
Collaboration will help education in Austin
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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02.28.12
Carver Academy to become charter school
Source: WOAI News 4 San Antonio
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02.28.12
IDEA to announce San Antonio campus
Source: The Brownsville Herald
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02.27.12
Austin school district, charter school partners get Gates Foundation grant
Source: Austin American Statesman
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02.27.12
District extends East Austin charter opt-out deadline
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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02.27.12
State seeks to improve charter schools
Source: Beaumont Enterprise
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02.24.12
Charter school group wants to be part of school finance lawsuit
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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02.24.12
AYW student Recognized Nationally for Volunteerism
Source: TogetherGreen.org
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02.23.12
KIPP Austin charter district opening new middle schools in Southeast Austin
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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02.22.12
Dallas Council Approves Charter School in Deep Ellum
Source: NBC DFW
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02.20.12
Former Cowboy Deion Sanders Tackles Education By Opening New School
Source: WFAA.com
02.19.12
Pending IRS rules might push charter school workers out of public pensions
Source: Austin American - Statesman
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02.17.12
Charter Schools Making The Grade Against Traditional Schools
Source: CBS DFW
02.16.12
Houston Heights Learning Academy recognized for academic excellence
Source: Examiner.com
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02.15.12
SISD Puts Juan Seguin School Up for Sale
Source: Seguin Gazette
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02.13.12
Shapiro Says TEA Can Waive STAAR Requirement
Source: The Texas Tribune
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02.12.12
Charter School Teachers Fear IRS Rules Change
Source: The Washington Times
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02.09.12
Little Elm School to Compete in Disney's Planet Challenge Competition
Source: Star Local News
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02.01.12
Texas Schools Chief's Remarks on Testing Draw Backlash
Source: The Texas Tribune
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01.31.12
Dallas’ Peak Preparatory School a finalist for national award
Source: Dallas Morning News
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01.27.12
Lone Samaritan Honored by School
Source: My FOX Houston
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01.24.12
There are Options for West Texas Students
Source: CBS 7
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01.22.12
Governor Perry Signs “School Choice Week” Proclamation as 10 Events Kick Off State-Wide
Source: Texas Insider
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01.16.12
Westlake Academy grads share their college lives
Source: Star-Telegram.com
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01.12.12
Property Investors Bet on Rising Demand for U.S. Charter Schools
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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01.12.12
Texas Schools Find Ways to Adapt Grades to STAAR
Source: The Texas Tribune
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01.11.12
Johnny Deas: Recognize that Texas Education is not Exemplary
Source: Dallas South News
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01.04.12
$100,000 Granted to American Youthworks from the Central Texas Wildfire Fund
Source: The Cypress Times
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01.03.12
Group praises Austin school board's approval of charter programs
Source: Austin American Statesman
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01.01.12
Killeen schools chart new course
Source: Killeen Daily Herald
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12.17.11
Charter Debate
Source: Austin American Statesman - Letter to the Editor
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12.14.11
Woodlands’ charter school celebrates holiday season
Source: Woodlands Villager
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12.13.11
Would Charter Schools Be Good For AISD?
Source: FOX7 Austin
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12.13.11
Fuller Statements Misleading
Source: Austin Chronicle - Letter to the Editor
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12.13.11
Advocate editorial board opinion: Educational option on horizon for city
Source: Victoria Advocate - Editorial Board
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12.10.11
Deals with charters would help Austin kids
Source: Austin American Statesman
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12.06.11
Charter schools, Spring Branch ISD become partners
Source: Houston Chronicle
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12.05.11
With new director, Victoria charter school set to open in fall 2012
Source: Victoria Advocate
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12.04.11
Website lets donors help teachers
Source: Austin American Statesman
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12.01.11
The Learners for Life
Source: NSIDE Corpus Christi
11.30.11
Districts Pay Less in Poor Schools, Report Says
Source: The New York Times
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11.29.11
Outgoing Senator Shapiro Looks At Texas Education
Source: KERA
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11.19.11
Texas OKs Charter For UT Tyler Academy
Source: TylerPaper.com
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11.19.11
Lone Star College-University Park partners with charter school
Source: The Paper Magazine
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11.19.11
How About Better Parents?
Source: The New York Times
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11.18.11
New education choices grow locally New education choices grow locally: Charter schools offer alternatives
Source: Community Impact
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11.16.11
Collin County Charter School Breaks Ground for Building
Source: Imagine International Academy of North Texas
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11.16.11
Charter school with 100 percent college acceptance rate eyes Fort Worth
Source: Star-Telegram
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11.15.11
SER-Niños Celebrates Grand Opening of New Gulfton Campus
Source: SER-Niños Charter School
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11.15.11
KIPP Charter Network Receives $25.5 Million From Walton Family Foundation
Source: Education Week
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11.15.11
KIPP enlists UH in graduation program
Source: Houston Chronicle
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11.15.11
John Legend Joins Education Advocacy Group Stand For Children Leadership Center's Board Of Directors
Source: The Huffington Post
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11.12.11
School district not surrendering education to charter schools
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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11.02.11
YES Prep Receives Grant From Spectra Energy For Alumni Fellow Program
Source: Press Release
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11.02.11
IDEA works with Austin, San Antonio districts to expand
Source: The Monitor
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11.02.11
Charter school myths, realities discussed at luncheon forum on Nov. 2
Source: Harris County Department of Education
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11.02.11
Future Of Houston Charter Schools
Source: kuhf Houston public radio
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11.01.11
The Broad Foundation Announces New Annual "Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools" to Recognize Most Outstanding Academic Progress Among Charters
Source: The Broad Foundation
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10.31.11
Dunn and Torkelson: Austin would benefit from charter schools
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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10.27.11
Five IDEA schools make NCEA Higher Performing Schools List
Source: The Brownsville Herald
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10.26.11
Texas State teaches troubled youth power of language
Source: San Marcos Mercury
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10.21.11
Harmony Public Schools expand Northwest Houston charter campuses
Source: Community Impact
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10.18.11
New group aims to improve arts education for Hispanics
Source: Austin360.com
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10.17.11
A Growing Movement: America’s Largest Charter School Communities
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
10.14.11
Online Educators Gaining Both Classes and Critics
Source: The New York Times
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10.12.11
John Folks: The TT Interview
Source: The Texas Tribune
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10.10.11
The Big Easy's School Revolution
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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10.10.11
TLCA ROUNDUP: Charter school takes on recycling
Source: San Angelo Standard Times
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10.04.11
HSA Houston High Named EARLY Certified School by NASA
Source: Harmony Public Schools
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10.04.11
Why public education must be preserved
Source: The Washington Post
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10.01.11
School Choice in Texas: Where We Are, and Where We Should Be
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
10.01.11
Federal grant spurs charter school expansion in Austin area
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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10.01.11
The New Marketplace of Ideas: School Choice and the Future of Public Education
Source: Texas Bar Journal
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09.28.11
U.S. Department of Education Announces Grants for $25 Million to Charter School Management Organizations
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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09.27.11
George W. Bush Institute Unveils Global Report Card
Source: Press Release
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09.26.11
Islamophobia Network Targets Top Performing American Schools
Source: The Huffington Post
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09.23.11
Westlake Academy Foundation Awards $216,000 in Grants to Westlake Academy
Source: Press Release
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09.20.11
YES Prep Southwest Named Blue Ribbon School
Source: YES Prep
09.19.11
Public Schools Face the Rising Costs of Serving Lunch
Source: The New York Times
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09.19.11
Comcast helps needy families get online
Source: Houston Chronicle
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09.19.11
Charter Schools Still Open to Debate
Source: Livingston, NJ Patch
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09.15.11
26 Texas schools earn 2011 Blue Ribbon honors
Source: Texas Education Agency
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09.14.11
What if the Secret to Success Is Failure?
Source: The New York Times
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09.13.11
With Bipartisan Support, Law on Expansion of Charter Schools Passes the House
Source: The New York Times
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09.09.11
Charter schools growing
Source: Community Impact
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09.08.11
Some Bastrop residents allowed to return home; 1,386 homes destroyed, officials say
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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09.06.11
Troubled Schools Try Mimicking the Charters
Source: The New York Times
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09.06.11
What teachers really want to tell parents
Source: CNN
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09.02.11
Collin County Charter School Announces Location
Source: neighborsgo.com
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08.29.11
Here’s Eating Lunch With You, Kid
Source: The New York Times
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08.20.11
Day 20: Lawmakers Help Texas Charter Schools Build, Expand
Source: The Texas Tribune
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08.18.11
IDEA enrollment grows by 3,000 students
Source: IDEA Public Schools
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08.14.11
Charter Schools Offer More Choices
Source: Before It's News
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08.14.11
All school, no play? Kids' learning suffers without recess, experts say
Source: TODAY.com
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08.13.11
BACK TO SCHOOL: TLC Academy sees growth
Source: San Angelo Standard Times
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08.13.11
Will Spidey Be Addressing Education Reform in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1?
Source: The Mary Sue
08.10.11
Harmony school expands for second year
Source: Odessa American Online
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08.08.11
Day 8: Texas Students Switch to STAAR Testing
Source: The Texas Tribune
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08.08.11
IDEA, PSJA districts launch teacher boot camp
Source: The Monitor
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08.08.11
$2.2 million in after-school funding awarded to Harris County Department of Education’s CASE
Source: Your Houston News
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08.04.11
Public Charter Schools Engage Students and Empower Teachers
Source: The Huffington Post
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07.23.11
Was the $5 Billion Worth It?
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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07.22.11
Harmony charter system expands in Northwest Austin
Source: Source: Community Impact: Northwest Austin
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07.21.11
Another Big Thing Out Of Texas: Public Charter Schools Are Now Entitled to the Permanent School Fund (PSF) Guarantee!
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
07.07.11
Texas Bill Gives Charter Schools Momentum in Financing Growth: Muni Credit
Source:
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06.25.11
Deputies put badges aside to support youth nonprofit
Source: Your News Now
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06.03.11
Texans Can! Academy Offers Free Summer Tutoring to All High School Seniors Who Failed TAKS Tests
Source: BusinessWire
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05.24.11
Dallas' Uplift charter prepares low-income grads for college success
Source: Dallas Morning News
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05.06.11
Let's provide more options for educating children
Source: Houston Chronicle
05.06.11
Bill Would Help Charter Schools for At-Risk Students
Source: The New York Times
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05.04.11
Houston: Local parents rally in Austin for National Charter Schools Week
Source: KHOU Houston
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05.04.11
S.A. parents join massive charter school rally on steps of Texas Capitol
Source: KENS 5 San Antonio
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05.04.11
Parents to Speak to Senators on Charter School Funding
Source: KVEO23 Rio Grande Valley
04.18.11
Group names top schools in Houston area
Source: KTRK-TV Houston
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04.14.11
Texas Senate votes to increase number of charter schools
Source: Dallas Morning News
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04.13.11
Hybrid school: Harmony goes step beyond
Source: El Paso Times
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04.07.11
Unexpectedly, Lawmaker Finds Extra Money For Schools
Source: The Texas Tribune
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04.04.11
Legislators bet that school funding isn't voters' top concern
Source: Austin American Statesman
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03.25.11
Senate Finance Adds $5.7 Billion for Public Ed
Source: The Texas Tribune
03.23.11
Lift the charter cap
Source: Dallas Morning News
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03.22.11
Let's give charters access to funds
Source: Houston Chronicle
03.22.11
Expanding Charter Schools in Texas a Win, Win, Win
Source: Texas Insider
03.20.11
Charter school applicants face long odds
Source: The Houston Chronicle
03.19.11
Charter school wait lists spark legislation
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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03.03.11
Texas May Provide Guarantees for Charter-School Debt Offerings
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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03.01.11
Charter district gets $2.5 million
Source: San Antonio Express News
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02.27.11
A long line to learn: Harmony Academy charter system is booming, despite initial suspicions by parents and a lackluster economy
Source: Houston Chronicle
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02.25.11
Charter schools fearful of further budget cuts
Source: KEYE TV News Austin
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02.23.11
Editorial: Legislature should help Texas' charter school movement grow
Source: Dallas Morning News
02.23.11
Charter group proposes to take over Eastside Memorial High School
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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02.19.11
Lawmakers May Come to Charter Schools' Aid
Source: The Texas Tribune/The New York Times
02.19.11
An entrepreneurial model of education
Source: Houston Chronicle
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02.18.11
Time to raise Texas' charter school cap
Source: Dallas Morning News
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02.09.11
Charter schools looking for more help
Source: San Antonio Express News
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02.09.11
IDEA parents flock to Austin for charters' future
Source: The Monitor
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02.09.11
Parents appeal to lawmakers for more charter school funding
Source: KHOU Houston, Channel 11
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02.03.11
Dunn & Castillo-Flores: Austin's school district should explore other uses for under-utilized facilities
Source: Austin American-Statesman
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02.01.11
Charter school has unique partner UT-Health to work with KIPP on research plan
Source: Houston Chronicle
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01.28.11
State cannot afford to shortchange public education
Source: Dallas Business Journal
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01.22.11
If Budget Cuts Are Made, Districts May Have to Decide on Fate of Unused Schools
Source: The New York Times / The Texas Tribune
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01.20.11
Charter schools have earned a place at table
Source: Galveston County The Daily News
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