School Partnerships Archives

In Texas, the State Promotes Charters, But Local Districts Pursue Different Path

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 The WireCharter Schools

Kyle DeBeer, Waco ISD assistant superintendent of communications, told the Tribune how important it was to “maintain local control and, more than … […]

New private school opening on San Antonio's North Side

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

Braination, a San Antonio charter school network, will open a new private school, the International Academy of San Antonio, this fall in[…]

Debate on Charter Partnerships Continues in Dallas ISD

June 28, 2019July 2, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

Debate on Charter Partnerships Continues in Dallas ISD … convert some prekindergarten classrooms into charter campuses within the Dallas school … Read[…]

Walsh: School Choice is a Zero-Sum Game. How Texas Superintendent Created District-Charter …

June 26, 2019June 27, 2019 The WireCharter Schools

How Texas Superintendent Created District-Charter Partnerships to Help All … People are asking about everything from equitable funding and school … Read[…]

Future looks brighter for Ector after first year

June 16, 2019June 17, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

Ector County Independent School District has eight campuses on … from the Texas Education Agency against the middle school for two years. […]

Early STAAR scores show improvement at most of Waco ISD's struggling schools

June 12, 2019June 17, 2019 The WireAccountability

The preliminary test scores come a year after the TEA approved a plan between the Waco Independent School District and Prosper Waco,[…]

By August of 2020, Travis Elementary will be a tuition-free charter school

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

MIDLAND, Tx. (KOSA) More than 50 community members gathered at Travis Elementary in Midland Tuesday night to learn more about a partnership … […]

Learning to fly: STISD students take flight through partnership with Sun Valley Aviation

June 8, 2019June 11, 2019 The WireCareer and Technical Education

… of 15 students from the South Texas Independent School District to participate … safety and navigation were also provided, according to[…]

Fort Worth ISD, Texas Wesleyan team up to help low-performing schools

May 24, 2019May 27, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

Fort Worth ISD and Texas Wesleyan University are teaming up to keep several low performing schools moving in the right direction. Dozens[…]

Parents, students hopeful after UTPB axes STEM/IDEA partnership

May 23, 2019May 24, 2019 The WireCharter Schools

… reason behind it, UTPB’s plan to partner the STEM Academy with IDEA public schools, which is a non-profit charter school company[…]

Longview ISD's request to turn 6 campuses into charter schools approved

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 The WireRural Schools

All staff will remain Longview ISD employees, and students will remain Longview ISD students, Wise said. But ETAA will oversee and operate[…]

Longview ISD gets final Senate Bill 1882 approval

May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

SB 1882 is a state law that lays a pathway for a nonprofit charter school group to operate public school campuses. District[…]

Longview ISD gets final Senate Bill 1882 approval

May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 The WireRural Schools

With the approval, the district will turn six of its 13 schools into district-within-a-district charter campuses operated by the nonprofit East Texas … […]

Longview ISD approves modifications for charter status

April 25, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

The district getting its SB 1882 certification would mean turning six of the district’s 13 campuses into a charter district-within-a-district. Those campuses … […]

UHV partners with San Antonio school district to recruit students

April 8, 2019April 9, 2019 The WirePostsecondary Readiness

Representatives from the University of Houston-Victoria and San Antonio Independent School District signed an agreement Monday that provides … Read the full[…]

MISD, IDEA join forces for Midland students

April 8, 2019April 9, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

As classroom teachers in Texas nearly two decades ago, we didn’t know … All IDEA schools are public charter schools — independently[…]

A Parent's Perspective on SAISD's CAST-Advanced Learning Academy Partnership

April 1, 2019April 2, 2019 The WirePhilanthropy

The CAST network currently operates two high schools, CAST Tech and … the CAST School Network to submit a formal proposal to[…]

Collaboration with nonprofits will empower schools

April 1, 2019April 2, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

Our students have achieved prolific measurable successes over the past four years under the leadership of the San Antonio Independent School … […]

'We're Not Selling Our Schools': San Antonio ISD Defends Outside Management

March 31, 2019April 2, 2019 The WireCharter Schools

Under a 2017 state law known as SB 1882, district schools are eligible for hundreds of dollars more per student when they’re[…]

SAISD nonprofit partnerships will improve schools

March 29, 2019April 2, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

The San Antonio Independent School District board meeting Monday was …. and we are noted as one of the fastest improving districts[…]

Transformation Waco to spend $600000 on certification, degrees for recruits

March 27, 2019March 29, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

… taken or scheduled the pre-admission content test through the Texas Education … The five Transformation Waco schools are Indian Spring Middle[…]

MISD closer to becoming a System of Great Schools

March 26, 2019March 27, 2019 The WireCharter Schools

Since 2017, when Midland ISD’s theory of action was first adopted, the board has been working to fulfill its goal of becoming[…]

MISD School board paves the way for 6 charter schools in district

March 25, 2019March 26, 2019 The WireSchool Boards

MIDLAND, TX (KWES) – The Midland Independent School District is on track to offer five new charter schools for the 2019 school[…]

SAISD Board to Vote on 19 Schools' Request for In-District Charter Status

March 25, 2019March 26, 2019 The WireCharter Schools

San Antonio Independent School District trustees will vote Monday night on 19 district schools applying to become in-district charters by next school … […]

Austin district, United Way will pair up to expand pre–K push

March 24, 2019March 26, 2019 The WireEarly Childhood

Austin district, United Way will pair up to expand pre-K push …. If approved by the Texas Education Agency, the agreement would[…]

San Antonio ISD is weighing multiple partnerships to run schools

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

As many as 10 campuses in the San Antonio Independent School District are considering partnerships to let outside organizations operate their … […]

San Antonio ISD is weighing multiple partnerships to run schools

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

San Antonio ISD is weighing multiple partnerships to run schools … As many as 10 campuses in the San Antonio Independent School[…]

Debate continues over DISD's partnership with private schools

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

Dallas ISD leaders were out at several schools on Tuesday explaining a public/ private partnership plan it wants for Pre-K. The district[…]

Will a partnership with Texas Wesleyan create high-achieving schools in Fort Worth?

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

The school district is taking advantage of Texas Senate Bill 1882, which aims to help turn around failing schools. That law, established[…]

Community Meetings on Dallas ISD Privatization

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 The WireSchool Partnerships

The Dallas Independent School District will hold several meetings to continue discussions regarding partnership and privatization proposals. Read the full article:[…]