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Campus Briefs: New Braunfels ISD mulls school consolidation; San Antonio ISD opens teacher supply store; Texas A&M-San Antonio opens new academic, research building

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By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Campus Briefs features efforts being undertaken by the New Braunfels Independent School District to reduce a budget gap through school consolidation. Also, Texas A&M University-San Antonio is bolstering its public health and education academic programming, and research laboratory space. Elsewhere, the San Antonio Independent School District now has a…

Early voting begins Oct. 19 for midterm elections

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By Edmond Ortiz Months of campaigning by Congressional, state legislative and local candidates culminate in the start of early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. San Antonio-area voters are invited to check out guides to various contested races and special election initiatives: Details on early voting sites and times are available in each…

ELECTION PREVIEW: Voters in Comal, Northside, San Antonio ISDs face bond proposals

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By Edmond Ortiz Voters living in three San Antonio-area school districts will mull a combined $2 billion-plus in bond proposals as they cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 elections. What you should know Comal Independent School District is floating a two-proposition, $567 million bond package. Comal ISD officials said there is enough bonding capacity…

ELECTION PREVIEW: 5 school districts seek voters’ help with taxes amid funding struggles

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By Edmond Ortiz Voters in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District last fall narrowly rejected the district’s then-proposed property tax increase. SCUCISD residents who had organized to promote the tax proposal were disappointed but learned their lessons well enough to approach things differently upon campaigning for the school district’s bond package that went before local…

Northside, East Central ISDs set tax elections for November; NISD to also propose bond vote

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By Edmond Ortiz Two San Antonio-area school districts will ask their respective taxpayers this November for permission to raise their property tax rates in order to support pay raises, and address budget deficits. And one of those school districts will also propose its second bond issue in four years. Northside ISD schedules 2 elections Northside…

Northside ISD executive appointed interim superintendent

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By Edmond Ortiz Jessica Palomares, assistant superintendent for elementary administration, will become Northside Independent School District’s interim superintendent Aug. 1. Northside ISD officials made the announcement July 20. Palomares will replace John Craft, the current superintendent who said in early June that he would be retiring later this year, ending an educational career that dates…

Northside ISD superintendent John Craft to retire

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By Edmond Ortiz John Craft, Northside Independent School District’s superintendent, said he will retire this year, capping a 27-year career in public education. According to a June 2 press release, the Northside ISD board will meet June 9 to discuss a transition plan to find Craft’s successor, who will lead the largest school district in…

Northside ISD leaders mull a full slate of critical budget issues

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By Edmond Ortiz It’s shaping up to be a particularly busy summer for the Northside Independent School District, one of Texas’ biggest districts, where officials are weighing spending cuts, efficiencies and a possible property tax election to help counter declining student enrollment and a budget deficit. What you should know The Northside ISD board was…

Education Briefs: Alamo Colleges, NEISD offer special tributes; NISD students build, gift tiny home to local veteran

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By Edmond Ortiz This edition of Education Briefs features a family honored in the Alamo Colleges District, a North East ISD school memorializing a late student, and Northside ISD construction students gifting a hand-built home to a veteran. Alamo Colleges District A building at the Alamo Colleges District’s headquarters now bears the name of a…

News Briefs (April 22): Judson ISD finalizes ouster of superintendent; San Antonio councilors question Northside ISD’s bond project move

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By Edmond Ortiz This education-centric edition of News Briefs highlights a Northeast Side school district’s final move to fire its beleaguered superintendent, and two City Council members’ questioning a north San Antonio school district’s decision to pause some bond-funded projects. Judson ISD officially removes Fields as superintendent Judson Independent School District board voted 4-3 April…