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Chicago Public School officials have asked San Antonio Independent School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez to be their new CEO. Martinez has accepted the offer and will return to his hometown of Chicago.

Two-thirds of the San Antonio Independent School District employees who tested positive for the coronavirus in August were fully vaccinated.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Wednesday prohibiting government entities from requiring people to get any type of COVID-19 vaccine

A lawsuit Texas filed against the San Antonio Independent School District last week is on shaky ground now that the Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to one of the coronavirus vaccines.

The San Antonio Independent School District is partnering with the Mexican Consulate to offer free literacy classes to Spanish-speaking adults.

More than 70 mayoral, city council and school board candidates responded to a TPR survey answering the biggest questions for San Antonians.

The union that represents teachers at the San Antonio Independent School District disagreed with recent comments made by Superintendent Pedro Martinez.

Pedro Martinez, the superintendent of the San Antonio Independent School District, said it is “hypocritical” and “cruel” to tell families in his district to return to remote instruction. He said his schools are safe, and the pandemic has exacerbated the inequities his students already faced.

This November, San Antonians will vote for their preferred candidates for national, state and county offices, and decide whether to approve a handful of local measures. The San Antonio Independent School District wants voters to green light a $1.3B bond — the largest in city history — and promises to do so without increasing their property taxes.

Trinity University has agreed to meet the full financial need of San Antonio Independent School District students admitted to the university.The agreement signed earlier this week includes tuition, room, board, books and fees — an estimated cost of more than $62,000 a year. Some of that cost may be covered by work study and federally subsidized loans.