Reporter, Writer, Storyteller
What Got Cut: Johanna’s and Stephanie’s stories
Late last year I got the chance to report on ...
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Bekah McNeel
More metal detectors and less STAAR seemed like a good idea at the time
The 2019 legislative session is off and running, with new ...
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Bekah McNeel
For those who teach undocumented students, Julissa Arce has some advice.
Teachers in high-poverty schools know that students don’t leave their ...
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Bekah McNeel
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 ...
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Bekah McNeel
The McNeels Choose a School, Part Five: What’s in a neighborhood?
When applying for SAISD’s choice programs, parents may choose three ...
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Bekah McNeel
To my kids, on the seashore
The beauty and energy of being four, and being certain ...
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Bekah McNeel
Review: One Movie, One Book, One Vacation, One Humanitarian Crisis
Since it’s summer, it seems appropriate to recommend movies, books, ...
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Bekah McNeel
Ode to Tom Wolfe, a delayed tribute
I was 19 years old when I read “Radical Chic,” ...
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Bekah McNeel
Bathhouses of Hot Springs: Buckstaff
Recently Lewis and I took the family to Hot Springs ...
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Bekah McNeel
Texas School Finance Commission: You get the teacher you pay for
When Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath was Dallas ISD Trustee ...
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Bekah McNeel
Texas School Finance Commission: Rough Equity
The Texas School Finance Commission meets for the third time ...
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Bekah McNeel
Rumblings continue in the battle over SAISD-charter partnership
“Whose schools?” “Our schools!” “Whose schools?” “Our schools!” That was ...
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Bekah McNeel
San Antonio to Charters and ISDs: Let's get together
The common misconception that the city plays an active role ...
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Bekah McNeel
SAISD has room for 15,000 more students…where will they live?
One of the quirks of Texas government is the disconnect ...
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Bekah McNeel
Baptisms and Tragedies
I’m looking through the pictures of my son’s baptism yesterday, ...
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Bekah McNeel
San Antonio’s Two-handed Justice
The week after Harvey was a big week for San ...
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Bekah McNeel