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AP classes give high schoolers college credit. Here's how it works.

4 days ago | sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia

When Aaron Kingslien graduates from high school this May, he’ll do so with nearly two semesters worth of college credit hours under his belt. Kingslien pulled this off by taking several Advanced Placement (AP) classes, college-level courses taught in high school classroom coordinated through the CollegeBoard, a national nonprofit college entrance examination board whose mission is to expand access to higher educations.
San Antonio City Council runoff candidates to face off in debates

4 days ago | sanantonioreport.org | Leigh Munsil

Candidates running to represent District 1, District 6 and District 8 on the San Antonio City Council will appear in live debates hosted by the San Antonio Report ahead of early voting. The series of council runoff debates will be held at Texas Public Radio and will be free and open to the public, though a donation is requested. RSVP to attend the events at the links below, and text suggestions for questions to the San Antonio Report at (210) 796-6853.
Here's what Arboretum San Antonio will look like

5 days ago | sanantonioreport.org | Shari Biediger

It’s been a full year since a Boston-based landscape design firm began the work to design the city’s ambitious tree sanctuary project. Though that’s a fraction of the time it takes an oak tree to grow to its full size, Sasaki designers have landed on a master plan for Arboretum San Antonio, located at a former golf course on the Southeast Side.
JCB’s David Carver on fast-tracking San Antonio expansion

6 days ago | sanantonioreport.org | Lindsey Carnett

Heavy equipment manufacturer JCB announced last month it plans to double the size of its factory currently under construction on the South Side of San Antonio, an expansion that both underscores the region’s growing role in global manufacturing and the mounting pressure of international trade tensions. The $500 million plant, which broke ground in June, was originally planned as a 500,000-square-foot facility employing 1,500 workers.
San Antonio Report announces addition of higher education beat

6 days ago | sanantonioreport.org | Leigh Munsil

The San Antonio Report is doubling its local coverage of education issues by adding its first-ever higher education reporter to the team. Danya Pérez, a bicultural and bilingual reporter from El Paso, will join the Report as its inaugural higher education reporter this month.
San Antonio teachers wake up to fully funded classroom projects

6 days ago | sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia

Before heading into work Friday morning, nearly 270 teachers in San Antonio who signed up on Donors Choose, a fundraising site where educators can list classroom and student needs and receive donations, saw their requests fully met.
City Council moves to protect renters from water shutoffs due to landlord nonpayment

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Lindsey Carnett

The City of San Antonio approved measures on Thursday to ensure water service will not be shut off to residents who live in apartment complexes that are delinquent on paying their water utility bill.
San Antonio’s next mayor, council inherit a city budget facing cuts

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Andrea Drusch

Consumer confidence is sinking, federal grants are in jeopardy and — if the Texas legislature has its way — municipal governments will soon have major restrictions on how and when they can borrow money. Cuts to San Antonio’s city spending are starting to appear inevitable, according to presentations city staff delivered to reporters and council members this week, setting up one of the toughest and most pressing tests new city leaders will soon have to face.
New commission to address safety for all on San Antonio streets

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Shari Biediger

City Council on Thursday gave the green light to creating a unique “road users” group to its lineup of citizen-led advisory commissions. The Multimodal Transportation Commission will advise the city’s Transportation Department director on design guidelines for the Complete Streets policy and other transportation plans.
San Antonio Catholics to celebrate naming of first American pope

1 week ago | sanantonioreport.org | Shari Biediger

The College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope, succeeding Pope Francis. A Chicago native, Prevost is the first pope from the United States and follows Pope Francis as leader of the worldwide church. Before being elected pope, Prevost, 69, served as the Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, and briefly as Apostolic Administrator of Callao. Pope Francis named Prevost a cardinal in 2023.