3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1395+ words) Marissa Gonzalez was one of the first parents in Texas to receive funding from the state's $1 billion private school voucher program. Her two children have dyslexia, and their family income is below 500% of the poverty level, putting them in the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (535+ words) accountability rating jumped an entire letter grade, pushing the district from a C to a B rating. Each summer, the TEA manually re-scores some responses to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, exams' open-response questions, which…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (416+ words) Corporal punishment may still be legal in Texas schools, but several San Antonio-area districts say paddling, spanking and other forms of physical discipline have no place in their classrooms. Northside, North East, San Antonio, Edgewood, East Central, Harlandale, Southside, Somerset…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1732+ words) In South San Antonio Independent School District's second week of class, failing air conditioning units forced more than 300 students to move classrooms, Superintendent Saul Hinojosa said. The average campus in the 7,000-student district is 57 years old. Two are 73. The district…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (455+ words) San Antonio has two of the top 100 high schools in the country, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings released Tuesday. BASIS San Antonio Shavano and the Young Women's Leadership Academy are featured in the 20th annual edition of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) Voters in South San Antonio Independent School District will decide on a tax rate increase in November - but even if they approve the change, residents will not see an increase to their current rate, officials said. If voters pass the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1646+ words) Sean Maika was out for dinner celebrating his daughter's birthday when someone recognized him and struck up a conversation. At the time, Maika held a demanding, public-facing position: superintendent of the second-largest school system in San Antonio and one of…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (541+ words) Texas students are barely back in the classroom, and some lawmakers are already reviving an old debate: Why are schools starting during the hottest part of summer? State Rep. Jared Patterson, a Republican from Frisco, blasted early August start dates…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (117+ words) Several San Antonio school districts require clear backpacks for the 2026-27 school year. South San Antonio ISD and Southside ISD are among them, along with IDEA Public Schools and Harlandale ISD. Southwest ISD has a no-backpack policy, allowing only non-clear bags,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (712+ words) There's a lot at stake when schools reopen in August in making sure students attend class regularly - or else students run the risk of missing out on class credits and adding to ballooning school district budget deficits. Texas is one…...