Northside ISD

The superintendent of Kileen ISD has been named lone finalist for superintendent of San Antonio's largest school district.

There’s still many unanswered questions about what happened during the mass shooting in Uvalde. But one thing is clear: the long wait to confront the gunman is not what officers are trained to do — whether they’re big city police departments or small-town sheriffs.

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Education Agency to investigate whether or not Northside Independent School District directed staff to vote for the district’s latest bond after a school choice advocate posted screenshots of an email he said came from a Northside principal.

Bexar County school districts held several trustee and bond elections Saturday. Here is a rundown of their results.

As they contend with teacher shortages and student absences, some school districts are also facing bus-driver shortages during the current wave of COVID-19.

Nearly one out of 10 employees did not return work on Monday in the fourth largest school district in Texas and the largest school district in San Antonio.

The ongoing political battle over mask mandates in schools has frothed up division in school districts across the state.

Trustees of the Northside Independent School District voted unanimously for a “temporary indoor mask mandate” Tuesday night, after hearing from dozens of people on both sides of the issue.

Northside officials told TPR they didn’t want to confuse parents and staff by implementing a mandate that may no longer be in place on Aug. 23, the district’s first day of school. But the lack of clear communication appears to have had the opposite effect.

The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District issued a new health directive Tuesday evening, requiring masks be worn in all Bexar County public schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Wednesday morning, the superintendent of San Antonio’s largest school district told his principals to disregard the mandate until further notice.