Melissa Manno
Education Reporter at The San Antonio Express-News
education reporter @expressnews • prev. @hearstfellows @timesunion @centredaily @cfr_org & @dailycollegian • she/her
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4 days ago |
expressnews.com | Melissa Manno |Leila Darwiche
Texas families will soon receive thousands of dollars in state funds to help cover the cost of private education, but they'll still need to pay out of pocket for San Antonio's more exclusive schools. Under the state's new $1 billion school voucher plan, which was signed into law in May, Texans can apply for a taxpayer-funded school voucher of around $10,000 to send their children to private school.
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1 week ago |
expressnews.com | Melissa Manno
As dozens of older San Antonians swayed to lively conjunto music, Gina Ortiz Jones performed her own kind of dance, weaving between rows of folding chairs, canes and walkers to introduce herself to attendees. Jones said she's been to the city's annual Tejano Conjunto Festival before, but this year's visit was different. It was an opportunity to convince the seniors that she should be their next mayor.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Melissa Manno
Less than a week after sparking community panic by discussing the closure of three neighborhood schools, the Judson Independent School District board has decided to keep the campuses open - at least for now. At a lengthy and passionate board meeting on Wednesday night, trustees unanimously voted against closing Judson Middle School, Candlewood Elementary School and Franz Leadership Academy.
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Melissa Manno
Harmony Public Schools, one of the largest charter networks in Texas, has secured a $25 million grant to advance its rapid statewide expansion. The grant is the largest ever awarded by the Charter School Growth Fund, a Colorado-based nonprofit that aims to broaden the footprint of high-performing charter schools nationwide.
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3 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Melissa Manno
Under pressure to reduce a record budget deficit, Judson Independent School District's newly elected board is considering closing three more schools - a move that has sparked emotional pleas from students, parents and staff. In a board meeting that exceeded eight hours Thursday night, trustees voted 4-3 to have administrators review information on the proposed closures of Judson Middle School, Candlewood Elementary School and Franz Leadership Academy.
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RT @shuddlestonSA: @melissm8 E-N's took a hard look at special education, a growing part of the public education system and need for fundin…
San Antonio mayoral candidates Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos took the stage Wednesday evening to discuss their visions for improving early childhood and youth development, a challenge they both said was vital to San Antonio’s future. https://t.co/0JpCT1Y9Ml @expressnews
San Antonio school districts have seen a spike in the number of students being evaluated and identified with disabilities since the pandemic. Administrators and families say more funding is needed to meet the demand. https://t.co/DIV4DkVCmC @expressnews / Photos by Jess Phelps https://t.co/uiakhrEbH4