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Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools

San Antonio is hoping career-themed schools can alleviate a worker shortage and lift graduates into well-paying jobs SAN ANTONIO, Texas — CAST Tech, San Antonio’s newest public high school, looks like an outpost of Google. Young people huddle over tablets, fiber optic cables run along the ceilings and a cybersecurity lab occupies the basement. The… Continue reading Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools

San Antonio Companies Committed to, Engaged in Cultivating Local Talent

There is no shortage of passion in our community regarding education and economic development as was evidenced by a recent op-ed in the Rivard Reportand ensuing commentary that triggered varying points of view. While sometimes slightly misguided, this passion, when harnessed in a collaborative and informed way, is what fuels improvement. Recent portrayals of the… Continue reading San Antonio Companies Committed to, Engaged in Cultivating Local Talent

AT&T underwrites industry matchmaker job at new SA tech high school

The corporate philanthropic arm of AT&T Inc., the AT&T Foundation, donated $95,000 to San Antonio technology industry advocacy organization Tech Bloc to create a new matchmaker job to connect students with businesses, it announced Monday. The mentorship coordinator would be under contract with the Centers for Applied Science and Technologies, or CAST Tech, and be responsible… Continue reading AT&T underwrites industry matchmaker job at new SA tech high school

SAISD plans early college high school at Brooks

The city’s third Center for Applied Science and Technology, or CAST school, will open in the fall of 2018 at the Brooks development on the Southeast Side with a focus on medical and biological fields. San Antonio Independent School District trustees voted Monday night to lease a 78,000-square-foot building that once served as the Brooks… Continue reading SAISD plans early college high school at Brooks

CAST School Network Grows

The second of the Centers for Applied Science & Technology announced more details in its collaboration with Southwest Independent School District and Palo Alto College. Now known as CAST Stem, it is the second school in the network started by H-E-B CEO Charles Butt that partners with public school districts. Unlike CAST Tech, the in-district… Continue reading CAST School Network Grows

Second CAST school to open at new SWISD high school

New school will welcome students next fall SAN ANTONIO – The Centers for Applied Science and Technology announced Tuesday it will be opening its second campus next fall. The school will focus on advanced manufacturing, engineering, energy and power as well as global logistics. CAST STEM is expected to open next fall to 200 ninth-graders.… Continue reading Second CAST school to open at new SWISD high school

Students at CAST Tech High School gifted bags, supplies

AT&T, Tech Bloc provide donations SAN ANTONIO – A technology-focused high school’s partners are making sure the inaugural class has some bags and supplies for their brand-new school. The freshman class of the new CAST Tech High School stood in line Thursday to get backpacks donated by AT&T, which the tech-advocacy group Tech Bloc stuffed… Continue reading Students at CAST Tech High School gifted bags, supplies

High-Tech High School Opens Doors to First Students

The inaugural class of CAST Tech High School students walked into their first classes Monday morning, beginning an education aimed at teaching tech and business skills that define the industries of the 21st century. “I’m stressed, but excited,” freshmen Carter Leblanc said. LeBlanc is part of the in-district charter school’s 175-member student body, which is divided evenly… Continue reading High-Tech High School Opens Doors to First Students

Innovative CAST Tech High Opens Today, a Jewel in SAISD

A lot of new schools are opening in San Antonio as schools ramp up for the fall semester, but what may be the most innovative high school ever in the city, CAST Tech, opens classes today in the San Antonio ISD, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.CAST Tech, the Center for Applied Science and Technology, is… Continue reading Innovative CAST Tech High Opens Today, a Jewel in SAISD

Toyota awards $1.7 million grant to San Antonio’s Southwest ISD

Toyota’s charitable foundation granted $1.7 million Monday to Southwest Independent School District to support the science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, programs at its new high school. The grant by the Toyota USA Foundation, the culmination of a year-and-a-half of work, will go to Southwest Legacy High School, which is set to open in… Continue reading Toyota awards $1.7 million grant to San Antonio’s Southwest ISD

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