Sponsored
Class Is Back in Session: The DoSeum Announces 5th Annual Educator Cohort
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*Sponsored* This year’s curriculum will take an innovative, cross-disciplinary approach by combining STEM topics with elements of arts and literacy.
Education
Texas is Spending Millions to Bring the ‘Portfolio Model’ to its Schools
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Texas is spending more than $20 million a year in state and federal dollars on districts and outside consultants working to give individual schools more freedom from state and local regulations.
Commentary
OLLU President Ties College Graduation Rates to Mental Health Struggles
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Commentary: College presidents agree mental health is the biggest challenge facing students
Elections 2019
6 SAISD Board Candidates Talk Charter Schools, Inclusion
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Robert Rivard, editor and publisher of the Rivard Report, moderated the Teach For America-organized forum at The Garage at Pearl.
Business & Tech
SA Architects Designed School to Reflect Cornerstone’s Traditional Values
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San Antonio architecture firm Wigodsky & Derrick also designed Cornerstone Christian Schools to resemble institutions of higher learning.
Business & Tech
SA’s Hallmark University Fast-Tracks Students to In-Demand Careers
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Founded nearly 50 years ago, Hallmark University is a private university that prepares students for careers in aeronautics, health care, business, and technology.
Data & Society
Tierrabyte: San Antonio Education Level Lags Behind Nation, State
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The percentage of Americans 25 years and older who completed high school or higher levels of education reached 90 percent for the first time in 2017.
Gov & Politics
Voters Pass NISD $849M Bond Package; Runoff Ahead in Alamo Colleges Trustee Contest
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Voters approved the NISD’s nearly $849 million bond package Saturday, the largest in the district’s history, while in the Alamo Colleges District, one incumbent trustee and a challenger are headed to runoffs.
Podcast
Just This #7: Few Seats At The Table For Female School Superintendents
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This week in Just This, Rick and I discuss a groundbreaking story about the paucity of women superintendents in Bexar County’s 15 public school systems.
Education
South San ISD Has 2 Open Board Seats, But Few Applications
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Few applicants have stepped forward to fill two vacant seats on the South San Antonio Independent School District board.
