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Incumbent SAISD board members go all-in on union questionnaire.
Today at 5pm and 6pm the two San Antonio ISD …
Union questionnaire for board candidates spotlights specific tensions in SAISD.
Just the other day I asked a member of the …
The McNeels Choose a School, part seven: My very favorite school.
So, there’s a dark horse contender in our school search. …
What Got Cut: Johanna’s and Stephanie’s stories
Late last year I got the chance to report on …
More metal detectors and less STAAR seemed like a good idea at the time
The 2019 legislative session is off and running, with new …
For those who teach undocumented students, Julissa Arce has some advice.
Teachers in high-poverty schools know that students don’t leave their …
The McNeels Choose a School, part six: What’s going to happen at Hawthorne? And why?
Applications are in for our three choice schools. It was …
The McNeels Choose a School, Part Five: What’s in a neighborhood?
When applying for SAISD’s choice programs, parents may choose three …
To my kids, on the seashore
The beauty and energy of being four, and being certain …
Review: One Movie, One Book, One Vacation, One Humanitarian Crisis
Since it’s summer, it seems appropriate to recommend movies, books, …
Ode to Tom Wolfe, a delayed tribute
I was 19 years old when I read “Radical Chic,” …
Bathhouses of Hot Springs: Buckstaff
Recently Lewis and I took the family to Hot Springs …
Texas School Finance Commission: You get the teacher you pay for
When Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath was Dallas ISD Trustee …
Texas School Finance Commission: Rough Equity
The Texas School Finance Commission meets for the third time …
Rumblings continue in the battle over SAISD-charter partnership
“Whose schools?” “Our schools!” “Whose schools?” “Our schools!” That was …