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Ribbon-cutting ceremony at Carpe Diem Westwood in San Antonio

Posted on September 17, 2015 by sachartermoms

Carpe Diem Westwood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 14, 2015 at the entrance of its new campus at 8038 West Military Dr., San Antonio, TX 78227. The new facility fulfills the expectations of the groundbreaking ceremony on May 2, just four months earlier. The ribbon-cutting … Continue reading →

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Amanda Ripley talks about “The Smartest Kids in the World” with supporters of the DoSeum

Posted on September 13, 2015 by sachartermoms

Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, took the stage at the Tobin Center on September 10 to speak with supporters of the DoSeum, San Antonio’s children’s museum, at the annual … Continue reading →

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony at Great Hearts Northern Oaks

Posted on September 9, 2015 by sachartermoms

Great Hearts Northern Oaks held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 8, 2015 in the multipurpose room of the campus located at 17223 Jones-Maltsberger Rd., San Antonio, TX 78247.

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IDEA Public Schools luncheon honoring David Robinson, board member and Carver Academy founder

Posted on May 13, 2015 by sachartermoms

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 did … Continue reading →

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Groundbreaking ceremony at Carpe Diem Westwood in San Antonio

Posted on May 4, 2015 by sachartermoms

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 school leaders and philanthropists under a white tent pitched on a flat, … Continue reading →

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Marisa B. Perez sworn in for her second term on the Texas State Board of Education

Posted on February 11, 2015 by sachartermoms

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 Board of Education.

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CLOSED [Giveaway] A parent-activist reads Richard Whitmire’s “On the Rocketship”

Posted on June 24, 2014 by sachartermoms

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 me a copy to give away to my readers. To … Continue reading →

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BASIS San Antonio families experience success, heartbreak, and everything in between

Posted on June 11, 2014 by sachartermoms

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 enough, or I would have … Continue reading →

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BASIS San Antonio North groundbreaking welcomes a second campus offering world-class education

Posted on April 2, 2014 by sachartermoms

On a picture-perfect spring day, parents and future students celebrated at Saturday’s groundbreaking ceremony for BASIS San Antonio North. The new campus will serve grades 5-8 starting in August 2014 at 318 E. Ramsey Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78216 (map), near the … Continue reading →

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InspireU program brings together UTHSCSA mentors and KIPP San Antonio students

Posted on April 1, 2014 by sachartermoms

The educational goals we’ve set for our city include . . . a robust mentoring program called InspireU that pairs San Antonio’s business community with at-risk middle school students . . . . That’s what Mayor Julián Castro wrote in an … Continue reading →

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