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According to U.S. Census data, just 17% of Hispanics in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area have a bachelor’s degree, well under half the rate of degree attainment for San Antonio’s white and Asian population. San Antonio’s Black population falls in between, but is also less likely to have a college degree. ....
Posted By Nina Rangel on Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 3:33 PM click image Pexels / Stanley Morales San Antonio high school seniors, listen up: millions in college scholarship funds are up for grabs. The San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) is seeking applicants for the roughly $2.1 million it awards annually to graduating seniors. However, the COVID-19 pandemic thwarted its outreach efforts by making it more difficult to dispatch advisors to local campuses. There’s no such thing as free money, of course, and awardees will be expected to earn their green by attending SAEP workshops and seminars, displaying financial need and achieving an overall GPA of at least 80 on their final transcripts. ....
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 clear one, strong, and San Antonio is better for his work,” said former Mayor Henry Cisneros, who worked with Semrad in the 1980s and ’90s when Semrad was involved with the COPS/Metro Alliance, a local advocacy coalition. ....