CAST Fiesta 2020-2021 Family Kick-Off

Let’s Fiesta to kick-off the 2020 – 2021 School Year All CAST Network students, families, staff, facilitators and partners are invited to our virtual Fiesta! This includes members from each… Continue reading CAST Fiesta 2020-2021 Family Kick-Off

Six Reasons Why the CAST Model Equipped our Schools to Effectively Pivot to Distance Learning

  The Urban Education Institute at UTSA surveyed students and families in select school districts across Bexar County and CAST Schools to document how COVID-19 affected teaching and learning, and… Continue reading Six Reasons Why the CAST Model Equipped our Schools to Effectively Pivot to Distance Learning

Future Focused: Q&A with Rising CAST Lead Freshman Mya Pacheco

Rising CAST Lead Freshman, Mya Pacheco and Catelyn Vasquez, Partnership Development Specialist

Catelyn Vasquez, Partnership Development Specialist for CAST Lead High School interviewed Mya Pacheco, a rising CAST Lead Freshman.   Q&A with Mya: Catelyn: Today we are joined by Mya Pacheco.… Continue reading Future Focused: Q&A with Rising CAST Lead Freshman Mya Pacheco

Urban Education Institute partners with local schools on improvement science

Michael Villarreal, the Director of the Institute for Urban Education, photographed for Sombrilla magazine.

MAY 4, 2020 — The Urban Education Institute at UTSA is leading a change in student success throughout the city of San Antonio. The institute has partnered with the Centers… Continue reading Urban Education Institute partners with local schools on improvement science

CAST LIVE connected with Mike Georgoff, Chief Product Officer, H-E-B Digital

Embracing Realities to Achieve Positive Outcomes H-E-B Embodies True Leadership The spread of the coronavirus has pushed us all to rethink and reinvent how we approach everyday tasks. This includes… Continue reading CAST LIVE connected with Mike Georgoff, Chief Product Officer, H-E-B Digital

CAST LIVE Connects CAST Schools for Stories of Hope and Resilience

CAST LIVE Connects CAST Schools in a Time of Social Distancing to Share Stories of Hope and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic This past Friday, CAST Live connected CAST Schools… Continue reading CAST LIVE Connects CAST Schools for Stories of Hope and Resilience

Virtual reality becomes actual reality for enterprising CAST Tech students

SAN ANTONIO – At CAST Tech, Jonathan Earley’s students look forward to Fridays. That’s when they get to play virtual reality games in class. And it’s an integral part of… Continue reading Virtual reality becomes actual reality for enterprising CAST Tech students

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. The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic:… Continue reading Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools