Across the nation, School Resource Officers (SROs) have become a common sight in the educational setting. SROs are “sworn law-enforcement [officers] with arrest powers who [work], either full or part-time,...
President Eighmy, along with members of the UT Board of Regents, State Senator José Menéndez and freshman student Gabby Palacios Martinez , gathered at UTSA’s Downtown Campus on Monday, March 14, to...
As part of UTSA’s Black History Month festivities, the Dreamers Resource Center hosted a panel discussion titled “A Conversation on Amplifying the Black Immigrant Voices.” The panel discussion focused...
Lebron James creates a new school to extend quality education across financial borders.
Lebron James makes history on and off the court with something as simple as a promise; the promise of an education...
Chris Rock once made a joke in his stand-up comedy about 20 years ago, where he stated that, “If you are black you will get more respect in the “hood” coming out of prison, than coming out of college.”...
I traded in my work boots for student loans. It was a strategic decision. After I got laid off in January, I only had two choices: go back to school or find another job.
Education was never...
“College education raises your earning potential” is an economically fatal truism. By the time high school students graduate, a four-year university has been packaged and sold to them as the step for...
Guest op-ed by José Menéndez, Texas State Senator, District 26
When the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to add Mexican-American studies to Texas curricula as an official course two years...
Michelle Obama encourages San Antonio high school seniors to commit to higher education.
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First Lady Michelle Obama announced her new “Reach Higher”...
It’s no secret that the United States likes to be number one in the world. During the summer Olympics of 2012, the United States ranked number one in gold medals; it took more gold medals than China,...
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On Feb. 4, State District Judge John Dietz ruled in favor of the six plaintiffs in a major state school finance lawsuit and deemed that the funding...
