Commentary: In District 5, COVID magnifies poverty
Jason Mata, For the Express-News
Jan. 25, 2021
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Many students in District 5 experience a “homework gap” due to lack of internet, one of the urgent issues in the district.Staff file photo
During the San Antonio District 5 City Council race in 2019, more than 61,000 residents were registered voters. Unfortunately, only 5,100 people voted. The 2020 general election drew a higher percentage of voters from District 5 but for the 2019 City Council race, which affects them more, the majority stay stayed home.
District 5 is the poorest and most underserved of all 10 districts in San Antonio. Besides high crime, homelessness and bad infrastructure, District 5 has the lowest income average in the city and the highest dropout rate. Less than 34 percent of the district’s residents have a high school diploma and only 10 percent have a college degree, according to statistics from SA2020.
San Antonio kids can play ninja in new Huppertz Elementary obstacle course
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Principal Linda Rios-Garcia helps student Kobe Salazar as he explores the new ninja-style playground at Huppertz Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The playground was funded through a Texas Education Agency grant.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Student Kobe Salazar enjoys the new playground at Huppertz Elementary School on Thursday. ”They were thrlled beyond belief,” Huppertz principal Linda Rios-Garcia said.Billy Calzada / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Elias Ochoa, from left, his sister Evelyn Ochoa, Kobe Salazar and Savannah Pierce play on a new ninja-style playground at Huppertz Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The playground was funded through a Texas Education Agency grant.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
San Antonio ISD to launch 3 more P-TECH high school programs
Jan. 19, 2021
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Mia Mojica, right, and Madison Martinez, research information during an engineering class at The Advanced Learning Academy at Fox Tech High School.Bob Owen, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Ilian Villegas, right, and Abraham Guerrero, center, both 8th graders at The Advanced Learning Academy at Fox Tech High School, work on an engineering project.Bob Owen, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
The San Antonio Independent School District is partnering with several local colleges and businesses to add industry and career preparation programs to three more high schools starting in the fall, district leaders announced Tuesday.
Legal Fellow, Meese Center As Justice Scalia said, it’s possible for a law to be stupid, but constitutional. Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images
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The high school freshman had struggled with some anxiety before schools shut down abruptly in March, but in the isolation of the pandemic, cut off from daily interaction with friends and teachers at McCallum High School in Austin, the feelings snowballed.
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