CAST Med Gets $2M Donation, Collaborates with Medical Industry Partners

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With the launch of CAST Med High School nearing, San Antonio Independent School District announced a major donation and slate of partnerships that will help students advance their studies in the medical field when the campus opens its doors next fall. CAST Med is the third school in the CAST network, a group of in-district… Continue reading CAST Med Gets $2M Donation, Collaborates with Medical Industry Partners

Foundation of the late theater chain owner John Santikos donates $3 million

A San Antonio in-district charter high school that aims to prepare students for careers in technology and business got closer to that goal Thursday, thanks to a $250,000 gift from late movie theater mogul John L. Santikos. CAST Tech in the San Antonio Independent School District — it stands for the Centers for Applied Science… Continue reading Foundation of the late theater chain owner John Santikos donates $3 million

Bexar County students go back to school in waves this month

First-time teacher Kathy Brinkley plans to guide her 200 new Folks Middle School students by drawing inspiration from a history teacher who had a profound effect on her. “He was the first one to really tell me college was an option for me,” said the incoming sixth-grade social studies teacher in Northside Independent School District.… Continue reading Bexar County students go back to school in waves this month

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: education. Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get stories like this delivered directly to your inbox. Click here to read the full article at hechingerreport.org

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

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