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What we need is better choice

Jan 29th, 2013
by Charles Kuffner.
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With all the talk about “school choice” floating around, it’s important to remember that in Houston at least we already have a lot of options from which to choose. Houston’s urban school leaders vowed Wednesday to continue efforts to expand quality school choices, despite financial and regulatory challenges. Top charters schools – including KIPP and [...]

The HISD/charter school “talent war”

Jul 6th, 2011
by Charles Kuffner.
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This sounds more alarming than it should be. KIPP, in competition with HISD for students, increasingly is wooing high-level staff, too. Mike Feinberg, cofounder and superintendent of KIPP Houston, calls the contest for administrators “a talent war.” Since last year, at least 13 principals, administrators and central office workers have left HISD for KIPP, with [...]

More charter school stuff

Feb 25th, 2011
by Charles Kuffner.
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Now that you’ve listened to my interview with Chris Barbic, here are a couple more charter school-related articles of interest. First, from the Trib, a story about charter schools getting help for facilities from the Permanent School Fund. Fledgling charter schools, like any other start-up business, have difficulty establishing credit. Because the schools must renew [...]

Interview with Chris Barbic

Feb 21st, 2011
by Charles Kuffner.
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Most of what we’ve talked about regarding the budget and the cuts that would result from it has to do with the public schools. But in the background of all this is charter schools, which will also be affected by what the Lege does with the budget, and possibly by other legislation. Some charter school [...]