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More than 300,000 school age children continue to head back to school this week and next in scorching temperatures, including those in the 4th largest school district in Texas, the Northside Independent School District.

Families are expected to spend $875 on average for school supplies, clothing and backpacks this year. Here are a few ways to help lower the bill.

Teens involved in high-risk relationships, and some athletes, may be more likely to contract monkeypox than their peers.

San Antonio area colleges and universities have welcomed back tens-of-thousands of students for fall classes, touting new buildings and educational programs.

The COVID-19 pandemic made a national mental health crisis among children worse. Stressors like isolation and grief led to more diagnoses of anxiety and depression. Those are just some mental health challenges kids are dealing with as they return to school this month.

Few schools have been able to keep up with the recent wave of teacher resignations.

After the Uvalde school shooting in May, safety is top of mind for families and educators as they start the new school year.

In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education.

The Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked San Antonio’s mask mandate for public schools Thursday — the latest in the tug-of-war legal battle between local governments and the state’s Republican leadership over mandatory face coverings.

The district said it is waiting for a final ruling from the Texas Supreme Court on whether the governor's executive order banning mask mandates can stand.