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Questionable actions in the criminal justice arena and two high-profile law enforcement shooting incidents were among the biggest stories covered by KSAT Investigates in 2024.
U.S. Army North had boots on the ground for a good cause at a San Antonio Independent School District elementary school on Wednesday.
The San Antonio Food Bank feeds 15,000 people over three days of food distribution to families of local school districts, South San ISD, Northside ISD and San Antonio ISD.
San Antonio Independent School District trustees will return to the discussion of a potential land swap deal for a downtown baseball stadium in a meeting Monday afternoon.
In a year full of financial challenges KSAT Investigates found San Antonio Independent School District spent nearly a teacher’s salary’s worth on attorneys to review records requests made by news agencies.
Students fighting at school is nothing new, but the fights are becoming more publicized and more dangerous. With social media at students’ fingertips, the secrecy around fighting in San Antonio-area schools is becoming nonexistent.
The San Antonio Independent School District is trying to run up the score in a land deal with the San Antonio Missions and its partners for a 2.3-acre parking lot. "
Two sports franchises and two possible downtown San Antonio stadiums will be in the spotlight again this week during public meetings.
The San Antonio Independent School District on Friday celebrated Texas Recycles Day with a focus on recycling and sustainability, culminating in a revitalized playground at Sarah King Elementary.
If the San Antonio Missions want to build a new downtown ballpark, the San Antonio Independent School District has a list of conditions it wants met to sell the land to the team.
The final piece of the property puzzle for a downtown baseball stadium could carry a big price tag for the San Antonio Missions and its partners. But the alternatives could be worse.
San Antonio ISD board trustees are scheduled to discuss Monday night real estate options, including a creekside property downtown that stands in the way of a new, minor league baseball stadium.
Esther Perez Carvajal Elementary fifth-grade teacher Danielle Salgado admits teaching her kids about this year’s United States Election and its voting process without negativity was hard.
It’s Halloween, and we wanted to see how our local schools are celebrating with the community. KSAT visited two campuses today to see how our community and schools were celebrating.
It’s a perk San Antonio ISD superintendent Jaime Aquino negotiated into his contract, but the district is fighting to keep records about his relationship with his personal development coach private.
San Antonio Independent School District released a short survey on Wednesday to solicit ideas on how its closed schools can be repurposed into facilities for the community’s use.
A 2.3-acre piece of land on Camaron Street near San Pedro Creek Park and West Martin Street is just one point of contention for neighbors as the San Antonio Missions downtown baseball stadium debate continues.
For years, Brackenridge High School has been molding the minds of students interested in a career in journalism, film, editing and production.
The San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees wants to find out what district residents have to say about the sale of land for a downtown baseball stadium for the San Antonio Missions.
Former Brackenridge football star Ramon Richards is holding a football pre-season giveaway between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alamo Convocation Center.
The 2024 San Antonio ISD Volleyball Tournament is an early-season opportunity for teams looking to piece wins together and build camaraderie.
In the latest test on transparency, San Antonio ISD did not make anyone available to answer questions about how the district is addressing lead found in water at schools.
The San Antonio Independent School District plans to hold a series of public meetings to update the public on the district’s plans to repurpose more than 12 closed schools.
The San Antonio Independent School District and several donors partnered to donate school supplies to recent high school graduates.
Data released Friday showed Texas students’ math and science scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness continue to slip since the pandemic.
The San Antonio ISD community is actively trying to get the neighborhoods involved in what happens to the buildings left empty following the district’s “Rightsizing” plan.
After 15 schools across the San Antonio Independent School District closed at the end of the last school year, the district is now beginning work with a consultant to repurpose some of its school buildings.
A San Antonio high school student had the surprise of a lifetime before he walked onstage at his graduation ceremony.
Brackenridge, Sam Houston and Highlands High Schools were set to walk the stage outside at Alamo Stadium. However, forecasted high temperatures prompted the district to move the ceremonies indoors at the Alamo Convocation Center.
Three high schools within the San Antonio Independent School District will hold planned graduation ceremonies indoors, the district said in an update on its website.
As the school year comes to an end, the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) has marked an end for 15 of its schools affected by the district’s “rightsizing” plan.
Classes are set to resume on Wednesday at two San Antonio Independent School District campuses after an air-conditioning issue canceled class for a day.
Classes are set to resume on Wednesday at two San Antonio Independent School District campuses after an air-conditioning issue canceled class for a day.
With nearly a week left in the school year, the San Antonio Independent School District said it’s continuing to address HVAC issues at its schools, a problem the district has been facing for months.
An SAISD spokesperson told KSAT Wednesday evening that the board’s trustees completed their agenda, including the budget discussion, during a special meeting on May 20.
A retired professional basketball player, an NFL alum, a legendary pioneer in professional baseball, a WNBA difference maker, and a historic city championship football team are the five honorees to be inducted into the San Antonio ISD Athletic Hall of Fame.
Additional changes could come to SAISD because of budget constraints even after its decision last fall to close 15 schools next school year.
The district’s Board of Trustees voted to accept an ad-hoc committee’s report and recommendations on the issue during a Monday evening meeting, an SAISD news release said.
Teachers at one San Antonio elementary school have channeled Beyoncé to motivate their students ahead of the STAAR testing which began on Tuesday.
The San Antonio Independent School District is updating its progress on its controversial rightsizing plan. Students, teachers, principals, and staff from those 15 soon-to-be-closed schools will relocate to a different campus next fall.
SAISD Superintendent Dr. Jaime Aquino, who was not made available for an interview for this story, blamed the heating woes on human error and widespread system failures.
A San Antonio teenager turned a bad experience last year into a positive community project.
The UIL will announce its reclassification and realignment for the 2024-2026 school years on Thursday morning. The district alignments and reconfigured every two years based on every member school’s enrollment figures.
The partnership, announced Tuesday, will allow some SAISD high school juniors to earn direct admission to UTSA before they reach their senior year.
A majority of students in the San Antonio Independent School District returned to warmer classrooms Monday after widespread heating system failures prompted the shutdown of all 98 schools in the district for two days last week.
Classes will resume Monday at all schools in the San Antonio Independent School District after widespread heating system failures prompted the shutdown of all 98 schools in the district.
Aquino said he accepted the resignations of Ken Thompson, Deputy Superintendent of Operations, and Mike Eaton, Chief of Operations but said the current situation stems from several issues “including aging infrastructure, system failures and being underfunded by the state.”
All schools in the San Antonio Independent School District will be closed Thursday and Friday after heating system failures created an environment too cold to educate students.
The San Antonio Independent School District will close all schools on Thursday and Friday to check buildings and make repairs following this week’s frigid weather.
Months after a lead issue was uncovered with SAISD, an environmental action group says the problem is much worse.
The San Antonio Independent School District will soon implement 15 low-pollution school buses in its fleet, thanks to funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Public safety and the well-being of loved ones were two issues of great importance in the San Antonio community in 2023 and the driving forces behind much of the reporting from KSAT Investigates this year.
Two employees with the San Antonio Independent School District’s Transportation Department both jumped into action on a cold morning, saving a toddler’s life.
As Christmas approaches, the San Antonio Food Bank is making sure families have a special dinner with loved ones.
Nearly 60 drinking fountains in Bexar County schools tested over the EPA threshold on the first round of testing for lead. Of those, 49 were at SAISD schools.
The SAISD board approved ‘rightsizing’ recommendations this week. A broker associate in San Antonio said this could have an impact on the future of the city's real estate market.
San Antonio ISD voted to close more than a dozen schools, but one of the many questions that remain is what happens to the history behind some of these schools, specifically on the East Side.
Pershing Elementary School in Government Hill will remain open as the community unites with a plan to increase enrollment next school year.
Thousands of San Antonio ISD students, teachers, and staff are asking what's next after the board's controversial decision to close schools.
On Monday, San Antonio ISD’s board voted to approve its staff’s “rightsizing” recommendations to allow the district to “more efficiently use its resources.”
A Brackenridge High School student was detained after San Antonio Independent School District police found a weapon in the student’s vehicle that was parked on campus, according to officials.
Lanier High School is investigating a report of an inappropriate relationship between a student and a staff member, Principal Dr. Rick Flores said in a letter on Monday.
The San Antonio Independent School District is kicking off its next round of neighborhood meetings after staff proposed closing 19 campuses.
Several parents and teachers are pushing back against San Antonio ISD’s proposed plan to close a fifth of its schools.
The San Antonio Independent School District is looking to close campuses as it struggles with low enrollment and insufficient money to support all the currently operating schools.
The San Antonio Independent School District board voted to file for an exemption in House Bill 3, a sweeping school safety bill that requires districts to have at least one armed security officer present at every campus.
SAISD cites a steady loss of enrollment over 20 years as a driving reason for the implementation of the study.
Belle Ortiz died at the age of 90 surrounded by family, love, and mariachi music. The educator and musical icon leaves a generational impact on mariachi music in San Antonio and across the world.
Superintendent Jaime Aquino said the school board would vote next week to move forward with a study to determine how to reorganize schools in the district.
One month after the shooting at Robb Elementary, the federal government passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. One grant went to SAISD, specifically to "harden schools", keeping dangerous people out and strengthening communication inside
The KSAT team has been working to shine on local educators and this month, KSAT and Firstmark Credit Union are recognizing Jefferson High School CTE teacher Todd Owens as KSAT’s Educator of the Month.
Administrators at SAISD’s Douglass Elementary credit science teacher Kiana Bourgois for going above and beyond not only in the classroom, but outside the classroom as well.
After a winter-weather delay, student-athletes across San Antonio signed their national letters of intent to continue their athletic careers in college.
The San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees has voted to renew charters for 18 schools in SAISD, a press release said Monday.
Huppertz Elementary School students got a unique opportunity to see exhibits of prehistoric life from around the world at Dinosaur George’s Traveling Museum.
