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San Antonio's 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 don’t expect it to happen overnight,” said Paul Osterman, professor of human resources and manage...

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 got Gretzky jerseys so they could skate like stars, but this nerd wanted Cosmos because we’re all...

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 descriptions. You know what to expect because like I said, this is a whole new line of work for me,�...

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 commitment to education and civil rights, died last week at a Houston hospital at 78. “His voice was a cle...

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 found out he was headed to the Alamo City. Despite Namauu’s initial dismay, the move worked out and he...