In a speech laced together with data and lifted by his passionate hope for 53,000 students, Superintendent Pedro Martinez described an arsenal of innovative solutions he is using combat the stubborn reality of poverty in the San Antonio Independent School District.

Join the Health Collaborative for the The 12th Annual Texas Health Literacy Conference: Integrating Health Literacy into Your Organization: Lessons Learned, Best Practices, and New Directions. The conference is being held Oct. 6 and Oct. 7, 2016 at La Quinta Inn & Suites at the San Antonio Medical Center.

The San Antonio Public Library and Mayor Ivy Taylor kicked off of the 2015 Mayor’s Summer Reading Club and Summer Reading Program on May 29, 2015. The Mayor’s Summer Reading Club and Summer Reading Program encourage children and teens to read for fun during the summer while maintaining current reading skills. School-aged children especially lose reading skills if they don’t keep up with reading over the summer. Click below to see Mayor Ivy Taylor explain the Summer Reading Club and the importance of reading.

San Antonio Public Library is currently accepting applications for its “News Know-how” program, a two-week media literacy program for teens grades 10 -12.  There are 15 participant openings and the program will run July 22 – August 2, 2013 at Central Library.

REPLAY VIDEO: NOWCastSA webcast live as more than 160 people received their General Education Development certificates in a public graduation ceremony hosted by the City of San Antonio at Edison High School. The video is archived here so you can come back and watch later.

REPLAY THE VIDEO: San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro kicked off the 2011 San Antonio Summer Library Reading Program with help from library and school officials from across the city. Improving education was the top priority in SA2020, and this reading initiative is targeting that issue. Listen to Mayor Castro talk about why the reading program is important to the city's future.