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Texas Education Agency closes investigation into San Antonio ISD
SAISD officials said the agency closed its probe after the district handed over requested documents about an allegation of child abuse on one of its campuses.
The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday dropped an investigation into whether San Antonio Independent School District improperly handled a child abuse allegation, district spokeswoman Laura Short confirmed. “The investigative warnings previously associated with the superintendent’s certification record have also been removed from the Educator Certification Online System account,” Short said. SAISD officials said the TEA […]
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San Antonio ISD names new interim superintendent
SAISD chief of staff Toni Thompson will assume the role on July 1, taking over at a challenging time for the district.
Posted inMovies
Deli Boys star Saagar Shaikh learns how to teach drama at UT-San Antonio
The actor and UTSA grad is now passing on his dramatic knowledge to students at his alma mater.
Posted inSan Antonio News
UT-San Antonio lands $44 million contract to study health shortfalls in rural South
Researchers will spend the next five years examining patients in rural Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi via a mobile clinic.
Posted inTexas News
Hispanics underrepresented in Texas school voucher program, data shows
More than half of voucher recipients so far are either already in private school or home schooled, data released Monday by the Texas Comptroller’s Office shows.
Posted inTexas News
U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico ‘heartbroken’ about closure of Rhodes Middle School
The Texas Democrat spent two-years teaching English at San Antonio’s Rhodes Middle School as part of Teach for America.
Posted inSan Antonio News
Councilmen call for transparency as NISD pauses $200M in planned campus improvements
San Antonio’s Northside Independent School District says declining enrollment and other factors led it to pump the brakes on the upgrades.
Posted inTexas News
Texas A&M prof’s resignation letter over crackdown on academic freedom goes viral
‘No other serious research university maintains a policy on “prohibited instruction,”‘ philosophy professor Martin Peterson wrote in his resignation letter.
Posted inSan Antonio News
State of Texas moves to install conservator at San Antonio’s North East ISD
The Texas Education Agency says the district is skirting the state’s cellphone ban. NEISD disputes that claim, however.
Posted inSan Antonio News
San Antonio ISD officials struggle to answer basic questions about charter school takeover
Third Future, which is taking over 3 SAISD schools, has faced past criticism for removing extracurricular activities and sports.
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Despite state law, no police were present at San Antonio-area school during this week’s shooting
The motive behind why a 15-year-old student shot a teacher, then himself remains under investigation.
Posted inTexas News
Film about right-wing takeover of Florida college gives clues about future of education in Texas
The documentary First They Came for Our College, which debuted at SXSW, takes an in-depth look at the takeover of Florida’s New College and its subsequent decline.
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Majority of Texas school voucher applicants already attend private schools, data shows
What’s more, some of San Antonio’s most-elite private schools, including TMI Episcopal and Keystone, have opted out of the program.