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Isaias surged towards the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday after strengthening into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, the National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and school closures in some coastal areas of Florida. Forecasters warned Isaias could bri...
As many as 14 student athletes at O’Connor High School have been treated for a highly contagious skin infection, according to a spokesman for the Northside Independent School District. Barry Perez confirmed in an email that the athletes were treated for impetigo about three or fo...
An effort to address decades of underfunding at some historically Black colleges and universities kicked off Wednesday with a lawsuit against the state of Missouri. Students and graduates of Lincoln University in the state’s capital of Jefferson City allege the lack of financial ...
A new federal earnings test could eventually cut off access to federal student loans for college programs if graduates do not earn enough compared with workers with less education. The U.S. Department of Education finalized the earnings-accountability rule in June. Undergraduate ...
It's not just mortgages being at their highest level in almost three years — but the cost of loans for cars and higher education are among the borrowing costs affected, too....
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment. A proposed rule would require schools to pay the fee for e...
The number of requests to rescore students’ STAAR tests nearly tripled from last year as more Texas schools sought reviews of written responses on the reading exams, thousands of which were initially graded by computers. The Texas Education Agency began using an automated scoring...
The federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are still stark in American public schools....
Find the schedule and live scores for high school football games on Oct. 8-10 in San Antonio, South Texas and the Hill Country area. Game scores below will be updated at the end of quarters and, in some cases, halves. *{margin:0;padding:0;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;}#BOXh...
The St. Mary’s University Alumni Association announced on Tuesday that big changes are ahead for next year’s Fiesta Oyster Bake The two-day event will rebrand to the Fiesta Oyster Bake Music Fest and is continuing to be held at the university’s campus next year from April 16-17. ...
Three friends of Nolan Wells , a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island during a Fourth of July celebration and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation. The lawsuit was among a handful of defamation claims the frien...
A former high-ranking Department of Justice official will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring of anger over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. Sally Yates, who w...
UPDATE: As of 11:25 a.m., the district says there is no credible threat after reports of a weapon at the school. No weapon has been found inside the school, but officials are continuing to search the building out of an abundance of caution. Deputies are responding to an active sc...
Protesting pupils blockaded their high schools again Tuesday and adult demonstrators marched in support of the teenagers' weeks-old nationwide movement demanding more resources for the school system. At the Hélène Boucher lycée, or high school, in Paris' 20th district, protesters...
Check out the latest 12’s Top 12 rankings across San Antonio and South Central Texas. KSAT 12 Sports has you covered for the high school football season each and every week! Make sure to watch KSAT Sports Now with Larry Ramirez, Mary Rominger and Ashley Gonzalez weeknights at 9:3...
Check out which plays made the list to be featured on the Best of Big Game Coverage! Join Larry Ramirez, Mary Rominger and Ashley Gonzalez all week long as KSAT 12 Sports covers the most high school sports in and around San Antonio. Read more reporting and watch highlights and fu...
The SAISD Foundation has opened a free supply store for San Antonio ISD teachers, offering classroom materials at no cost and aiming to serve 3,000 educators during its first year....
Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning early Monday that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenetics. But it wasn't long before the California scientist asked for a break from all...
Dennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84....
The Supreme Court is rebuffing an appeal from a Michigan woman fighting a school district's ban on shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” a jab at then-President Joe Biden with a coded reference to profanity. The mother of two boys says their First Amendment rights were viola...
San Antonio schools can request new city traffic signs, but the process can be an uphill battle for requesters — often concerned parents. San Antonio school communities pushed for new traffic safety measures. Here’s how the city responded. was first posted on October 5, 2026 at 5...
Meet KSAT 12’s newest Scholar Athlete of the Week: Vanessa Perez of Cornerstone Christian School. Vanessa is the captain of the varsity volleyball team. She also plays club volleyball. She’s the president of Mu Alpha Theta, is a member of the National Honor Society, the Science N...
Saints veteran defensive end Cameron Jordan's first exposure to the epic displacement caused by Hurricane Katrina occurred when a group of new students from New Orleans arrived at his high school in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, Arizona. “Katrinians,” the 37-year-old Jordan sai...
Frankie Llerandi, 21, has been unable to land a single internship in his three years at Michigan State University. He will graduate in the spring with an economics degree and an interest in data analytics, but true adulthood seems maddeningly far away. Most of his cousins have no...
Third Future Schools took over 4 schools in San Antonio this year with the goal to close learning gaps. Here's how officials are doing it. Third Future Schools took over 4 San Antonio schools this year. Here’s a look inside one of them. was first posted on October 4, 2026 at 5:00...
Cornell's president called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing” Saturday, said it would weigh on the university for years to come and pledged greater transparency amid mounting outrage over the school’s handling of the case. In an e...
Weeks out from early voting, SAISD doesn't have a project list for a $600M bond proposal, citing enrollment and facility condition challenges. Weeks out from early voting, SAISD won’t say which schools could be included in its $600M bond proposal was first posted on October 3, 20...
KSAT Sports reporter Ashley Gonzalez and photojournalist Adam B. Higgins traveled south to Southside High School and Somerset for the latest installment of the BGC Road Trip. Read more reporting and watch highlights and full games on the Big Game Coverage page ....
UTSA is expected to host ESPN’s “SportsCenter on Campus” for the second consecutive season next week before its national matchup against South Florida. The 3-1 Roadrunners are scheduled to play the 4-0 Bulls at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Alamodome, but fans can hang around the stadi...
Every school has someone who goes above and beyond—the person who inspires students, supports families, brightens the day and makes a lasting difference. Now is your chance to help KSAT celebrate them! Nominations for the 2026/2027 KSAT Educator of the Month Contest open Monday, ...
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Federal authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced Friday. A drug task force in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an her...
High school football season is underway, and fans looking to support local teams can do so at San Antonio Independent School District’s Alamo Stadium without spending much. The historic venue offers free parking, affordable tickets and low-cost concessions for game days. Alamo St...
A San Antonio nonprofit that helps young adults earn their high school diplomas is struggling to keep up with demand as city budget cuts squeeze funding for community organizations. SA Youth President and CEO Maria Benavidez said the organization received only about 10% of the fu...
Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water preservation projects and other local priorities as it reacts to a growing backlash from politicians and consumers to the tech industry's rol...
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS OVERNIGHT: New storms possible FRIDAY: Intermittent rain, street flooding possible FLASH FLOOD WATCH: For Bexar, Atascosa, and Wilson Counties until 7pm Friday MAIN CONCERN: Low water crossings POTENTIAL IMPACT TO: Afternoon commute & after-school activities W...
Southwest High School’s new Dragons baseball coach, Nick Mendez, is bringing more than 25 years of coaching experience to a role he says is about more than wins and losses. Mendez is featured in the KSAT 12 sports team’s Hispanic Heritage Month series in a two-part sit-down with ...
A Judson Independent School District student who is accused of stabbing another student at Metzger Middle School will remain in custody. The 11-year-old girl, who is accused of stabbing a boy during a scheduled lockdown drill, appeared in court on Thursday morning. The district s...
Nearly all schoolchildren in at least 30 states can apply for a new federal scholarship next year to help pay for private school , homeschooling and other educational expenses, according to regulations proposed Thursday by the Trump administration. The first national school choic...
With storms and possible flooding in the forecast, several school districts and businesses have announced closures or delays. According to the KSAT Weather Authority, street flooding is the main concern in urban areas. A Flood Watch remains in place through Friday evening. >> Cli...
There was a time when Chinese master Yuan Shimao thought martial arts were all about punching and kicking. As a young practitioner, he focused on speed and strength. “I trained that way for many years without becoming still enough to search within myself,” said Yuan, who founded ...
Find the schedule and live scores for high school football games on Oct. 1-3 in San Antonio, South Texas and the Hill Country area. Game scores below will be updated at the end of quarters and, in some cases, halves. @import url('https://t.gmg.io/bgcscores/css/ksatiframe.css'); D...
UT San Antonio is starting its second year as a merged institution and President Taylor Eighmy says the students have found added value.
The Texas Education Agency released first-year usage and outcomes data Wednesday for the new curriculum, Bluebonnet Learning , showing districts that adopted the program outperformed peers in reading and math achievement. During the 2025-2026 school year, 619 districts across the...
Watch the video of Sarah’s school science experiment in the video player above. Hello parents, teachers and students! If your kiddos are learning about weathering, make sure to do this fun demonstration with them! It speeds up the weathering process by millions of years 😉 Be sur...
Uvalde has taken the first official step toward creating a permanent memorial at the former Robb Elementary School site. The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is expected to transfer the property to the City of Uvalde in the coming months. Once that happens, city le...
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges. The Pittsburgh-based private research university said the gift is the largest ever single gi...
UIL high school football is now in Week 6, and the marquee matchup this week will send the Kerrville Tivy Antlers (4-0, 1-0) to face the Davenport Wolves (3-1, 1-0). Both teams won their District 13-4A-I openers last week. Tivy crushed LBJ Austin 70-14. Davenport topped Canyon La...
