Articles tagged: charter schools
Senate Passes Charter School Reform Bill After Compromise with Dems
The Senate passed Sen. Dan Patrick’s major charter school reform bill Thursday afternoon, in a version far different from what Patrick introduced earlier this...Read More
Hot List: Day 70 of the Legislature
Last week the Senate Finance Committee approved the state budget, which the Senate is expected to take up on Wednesday. ...Read More
Whitmire, West Ding Patrick on Charter Bill: “We’re Fixing to Create More Government”
It was a telling diversion in an otherwise agreeable budget meeting to watch a pair of Democratic senators try to make Patrick, the usually tight-fisted tea par...Read More
Jeb Bush Regales Senators with Reform Ideas, Old-School Testing Enthusiasm
But between the guest of honor's last name and his tremendous faith in high-stakes testing, visiting the Senate chamber this morning felt a lot less like reform...Read More
Dan Patrick Packages Charter School Wish List Into Bill
Dan Patrick's charter school bill reads like a wish list for school choice fans: facilities funding for charter schools, an end to the cap on state-approved cha...Read More
In Catholic Schoolroom, Patrick and Dewhurst Unveil Plans for a Reformation in Public Ed
Without naming vouchers, Patrick and Dewhurst announce plan for a "revolution" in Texas' school system built on school choice and career preparation.
State Sen. Dan Patrick and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst announce plan for a "revolution" in Texas' school system built on school choice, but not necessarily "voucher...Read More
San Antonio Donors Court a Charter School with a Record of Serving Wealthy White Students
Charter schools have historically been sold as places to try out innovative, low-cost education—a way to give poor kids a chance at a good education outside a...Read More
Notes from the Texas Charter Schools Conference
The Texas Charter Schools Association’s annual conference is wrapping up this afternoon in downtown Austin, with almost 1,200 in attendance (by the offici...Read More
Protest Greets Teachers at Annual Charter School Conference
Hundreds of charter school leaders and teachers are in Austin today for the Texas Charter Schools Association’s annual conference, where they’ll sh...Read More