Specialty schools top performers
Something else to consider regarding today’s story about a new health careers charter high school slated to open in downtown San Antonio in the fall — how effective are these specialty schools? If...
View ArticleLocal schools get kudos for educating poor students
Schools in the Harlandale, Northside and San Antonio school districts are in the spotlight for doing an outstanding job of educating some of the most challenging students — those from low-income...
View ArticleSchool board candidate finance reports
Campaign contribution reports for Saturday’s election were due last week. Seven school districts are having board elections: Alamo Heights, Harlandale, Judson, Northside, San...
View ArticleNISD trustees to set salaries tonight
Trustees in the Northside Independent School District are scheduled to vote tonight on a compensation plan for 13,000 district employees. Staff are recommending a starting salary of $47,000 for...
View ArticleTwo locals among teacher of the year finalists
Teachers in the Northside and North East school districts are among the six finalists for Texas Teacher of the Year, the Texas Education Agency announced today. The finalists are chosen from among 39...
View ArticlePaying for swine flu shots
This blog was updated Wednesday. San Antonio’s largest school district will ask for state and federal help to defray the cost of administering the swine flu vaccine to its 90,000 students. As of...
View ArticleWhere’s Comm Arts?
If you read Sunday’s story on the area’s best public schools – as ranked by the Houston-based advocacy group Children at Risk – you might have noticed something missing. The Communication Arts High...
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Northside family mourning loss of principal
I talked to several people about Larry Martin this week. Martin was principal at O’Connor High School until his retirement on Nov. 30. He retired because he was undergoing chemotherapy for thyroid...
View ArticleHero teacher featured on Today
I wrote a story last week about David Benke, the Colorado middle school teacher who likely prevented tragedy when he tackled a shooter at Deer Creek Middle School.Benke, a San Antonio native, is a...
View ArticleRevenue shortfall could mean cuts in education funding
On Monday, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced the legislature will have $72.2 billion to spend over the next two years—which some say is equivalent to a shortfall of nearly $27 billion. Soon after...
View ArticleNorthside could cut special ed, gifted program funds
To counteract impending cuts to state education funding, Northside Independent School District staff and board members began on Tuesday to weigh substantial budget cuts though next year. Northside...
View ArticleNewsweek names local highs among nation’s top schools
San Antonio is home to three of the nation’s top public high schools, according to Newsweek’s annual list published this week. Northside Independent School District’s Communications Arts High School...
View ArticleNorthside ISD changes bus routes, stops
Northside Independent School District students planning to climb aboard school buses for the first day of class Aug. 22 should check out the new bus routes. Parents and students can find updated...
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Students should take risks, President Obama says
President Barack Obama delivers his third annual back-to-school speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) President Barack...
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Northside ISD trustee honored for leadership
Bobby Blount wins TASB leadership award. Photo courtesy Northside Independent School District. Longtime Northside Independent School District trustee Bobby Blount received kudos for his long list of...
View ArticleVideo shows school bus driver caught texting
After firing a bus driver last week for texting and driving, Northside Independent School District released a video of the incident Friday. The video shows bus driver Reyes Lara as he appears to text...
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Northside ISD aims to name superintendent finalist in May
Northside ISD Superintendent John Folks speaks about budget cuts as Karen Freeman, who is now board president, listens during a meeting on April 5, 2011. LISA KRANTZ/lkrantz@express-news.net Northside...
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