LIVE NOW: Webcast of the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) Annual La Semana del Niño Bilingual Parent Institute until 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2017.
The annual institute offers families, school district personnel and community groups from across Texas the opportunity to network, obtain resources and information and receive training and bilingual materials on IDRA’s nationally-recognized research-based model for parent leadership in education.
Written by Laurie Posner on Aug 22 2015 - 8:14pm
La educación pública de los estudiantes indocumentados está garantizada, dice Intercultural Development Research Association.
Bajo la ley federal, agencias educativas tanto estatales como locales están obligadas a proporcionar a todo niño la igualdad de acceso a la educación pública a nivel de primaria y secundaria.
Written by Center for Civ… on Aug 21 2015 - 2:38pm
The Center for Civic Engagement, in collaboration with the Office of Student Financial Aid and Enrollment Services, is launching a unique community-based work-study program called Rowdy Corps. The program is a first of its kind at UTSA.
Rowdy Corps is designed to place students in local nonprofits to complete their required work-study hours. The students will receive valuable applied learning experiences in a variety of agency settings, such as child welfare, arts and culture, public communication, adult education, and environmental impact.
Written by Amanda Evrard on Apr 15 2015 - 3:27pm
LIVE: Join NOWCastSA and Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 for the webcast of IDRA's Annual La Semana del Niño Parent Institute.
To register for the event, see the brochure below or visit http://www.idra.org/IDRA_Events/La_Semana_del_Ni%C3%B1o_Parent_Institute_2015/.
Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Mar 28 2015 - 1:20pm
A runoff election is being held for Texas House District 124 with Early Voting through April 17 from 8 a.m. to a p.m. and Election Day on April 21. (Find an Early Voting Polling Place here.)
The candidates for House District 124 are:
Written by Rick Noriega on Feb 14 2015 - 6:54pm
If nearly 50,000 more Texas students had an opportunity to go to college, most would agree that this would be good for our state. This has occurred in Texas this past decade because of the nearly unanimous bipartisan support and passage of House Bill 1403 (the Texas Dream Act) signed by Governor Rick Perry in 2001.
Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Oct 15 2014 - 4:25pm
Saint Mary's University Institute for Public Administration, Politics and Public Policy hosted a Community Conversation on Gentrification featuring a collection of San Antonio policy experts including Mayor Ivy Taylor; activist and former councilwoman María Antonietta Berriozábal and Christine Drennon, Ph.D.
Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Oct 8 2014 - 4:57pm
Join NOWCastSA and the League of Women Voters at the University of Texas San Antonio College of Public Policy for a Candidate Forum Webcast on Monday Oct. 13, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.
Written by Kris_Serold on Feb 27 2014 - 4:17pm
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro's Fitness Council, MFC, is looking for committed, enthusiastic youth to serve as advocates for healthy eating and active living in their schools and communities. Student Ambassadors will represent the MFC by promoting and encouraging healthy living at their school campus, at home, and in their communities.
DREAM IT.
Written by Providencestaff on Dec 6 2012 - 10:38am
At only 16 years of age, Providence Catholic School Junior Logan Glick is already a successful nonprofit entrepreneur. The name of Glick’s nonprofit, Fournir4Kids, translates to ‘providing for kids.’ Over the past two years, several projects for children at St. Peter-St. Joseph’s Children’s Home (St. PJs) were funded by donations from Fournir4kids. St. PJs serves children and families who have been impacted by abuse and/or neglect.