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SPRINGDALE — Noelia Banuelos had dreamed of being a nurse, but her immigration status prevented it. The Upskill NWA program, an initiative of the nonprofit Excellerate Foundation and Walton Family Foundation, has led the 33-year-old mother of three closer to realizing her dream. She is one of 100 students who enrolled this semester in classes at Northwest Technical Institute in Springdale.

SPRINGDALE -- Noelia Banuelos had dreamed of being a nurse, but her immigration status prevented it.

SPRINGDALE -- Noelia Banuelos had dreamed of being a nurse, but her immigration status prevented it.

Washington, DC–– Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Joaquin Castro (TX-20) led a letter today to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging the inclusion of funding for proven college completion initiatives in the upcoming “Recovery Package.” By including a $62 billion student success grant program in the American Families Plan proposal, President

San Antonios job-retraining program off to a slow start FacebookTwitterEmail Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographer The city of San Antonio’s $75 million job-retraining program for people thrown out of work during the pandemic is off to a slow start. Since its September launch, Train for Jobs SA has helped 124 area residents land new jobs. But experts and city officials say the program is just getting started. “It takes time — at the scale we’re talking about, you do...

A University of Colorado work-study student in the campus cafeteria   When I was the same age my kids are now, I was a giant Carl Sagan fan. Cosmos had begun airing on PBS, and for my birthday there was just one thing I wanted: a $50 donation to the Buffalo PBS affiliate. That was the only way to get the not-available-in-any-store (especially not a Canadian store) Cosmos companion book featuring lots of photos of Cornell’s least modest professor of astronomy and space sciences. My friends ...

Community dollars help San Antonio residents affected by COVID-19 create post-pandemic work plan About $7 million out of the $75 million for the program has been used so far Updated:  Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – Laurie Luna is excited about starting the city’s three-month training program to become an administrative assistant. She just finished her GED at Restore Education and she’s already busy preparing for job interviews. “So I’ve already been on my own, you know, just looking at job d...

Rev. David Semrad, who helped lead push for college access in San Antonio, dies Jan. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 San Antonio Education Partnership board member David Semrad (right) in 1991 with Henry Cisneros.Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of2 The Rev. David Semrad, a Methodist minister and community advocate, died of lung cancer on Jan. 6, 2020.Courtesy /Show MoreShow Less The Rev. David L. Semrad, a Methodist minister and community advocate known for his commitme...

Flux: Owner of training firm talks cybersecurity, Zoom classes and Space Command FacebookTwitterEmail When Kekai Namauu received orders to move to San Antonio several years ago, he wasn’t happy. “I was really bummed out,” the U.S. Air Force veteran said. “I was mad.” Namauu was born and raised in Hawaii and spent more than a decade serving in the Air Force there, working in cybersecurity. He planned to retire after 20 years and do consulting in Hawaii, but at the 18-year mark he foun...