Covering innovation in education for @expressnews previously @ABQJournal @startelegram @TexasTribune @POLITICOEurope @CoMissourian by way of @mujschool
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Excited to announce today is my first day @ExpressNews. I'm thrilled to be covering K-12 for my hometown paper and excited to join this newsroom of talented journalists.
For coffee, tips, pitches, etc feel free to reach me at noah.alcalabach@express-news.net
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Spring state test results are in for 2026, and San Antonio elementary and middle school students’ scores showed mixed results in both math and reading. bit.ly/4fLQo9L
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The Texas Education Agency is investigating outgoing SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino’s educator certificate over allegations that he failed to report misconduct related to child endangerment to the agency. expressnews.com/news/educati…
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has struggled to hire and retain staffers.
@mewidif built this incredible interactive to show just how much the office’s staff has changed over Jones’ first year.
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Robert Jaklich, interim superintendent of Judson ISD, will retire June 30 after five months leading the district. He notified trustees of his decision Tuesday. expressnews.com/news/educati…
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SAISD trustees named Toni Thompson to be the temporary district leader. The decision, which followed more than two hours of closed-door discussions, appears to shift the board’s original timeline to name a lone finalist by July. expressnews.com/news/educati…
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Austin ISD faces a $181 million budget shortfall next school year. A Statesman analysis found district leaders avoided hard decisions around closures and staffing for years. statesman.com/news/education…
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Anthony Jarrett assumes permanent leadership of NEISD expressnews.com/news/educati…
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San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones marks one year in office this week, which has been defined more by her losses than by major policy wins.
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Jun 12
hey we know all about I-35 here in San Antonio
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BREAKING: The Texas Republican Party is getting another leadership shakeup.
Current chair @abrahamgeorge has just conceded defeat to @DrindaRandall
This will be the 5th different leader of Texas GOP in 6 years
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New York Knicks players, we will gladly serve you eggs (huevos) in San Antonio. We won’t throw them at you.
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After the Spurs’ Game 3 Finals win, several San Antonio players condemned fan violence alleged after the game. From @tom_orsborn in New York: expressnews.com/sports/spurs…
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Real Spurs fans have been priced out. Plain and simple. Compare the salaries to folks in San Antonio compared to New Yorkers.
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City of San Antonio should be a bit ashamed allowing that many Knicks fans in the building.
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Even before the post-pandemic teacher shortage, urban school districts — like SAISD — have struggled to retain teachers or bring in new educators with adequate experience. Here’s how San Antonio’s namesake district is trying to address that challenge. expressnews.com/innovation-i…
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Can these students be SAISD’s future teachers? The district is betting on them. expressnews.com/innovation-i…
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If this looks like poster art for @Zedd or @coachella, that's no fluke. @ExpressNews asked the brilliant @lukeymcgarry to create comic-style treatments of each game of the @NBA Finals between @spurs and @nyknicks. Here's his Game 1 drawing:
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BREAKING: Without warning, @UTAustin takes down its Cesar Chavez statue today.
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From @tplohetski, @AustinISD's Police Chief Sneed was injured in a traffic incident Wednesday night. #austinschools statesman.com/news/education…
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.@AustinISD has released preliminary recommendations to slash a $181M budget deficit, including more than 500 positions, reductions to transportation and cuts to teacher benefits and stipends. #txed #austinschools
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another successful texas journalist @edwriters meetup !!! can’t believe this is year four of our unofficial caucus.
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