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Schools and the Arts
3:36 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Performing Arts Inspire Murals Around Tobin Center Construction

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Credit Joey Palacios / Texas Public Radio
Students from the SAISD's Young Women Leadership Academy sing in front of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts before the mural unveiling.
Credit Omar Leos / San Antonio Independent School District
The mural displayed along the construction barrier of the Tobin Center. #20 was created by Harris Middle Student Emily Brieno.
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The walls surrounding the Tobin Center construction site are now adorned with paintings created by SAISD students to serve as a tribute to the vision of the performing arts center as construction continues.

Omar Leos, the district’s visual and theater arts coordinator, said 280 students helped design 36 4 ft. by 4 ft. panels that now line the construction zone

"Instead of having just a regular fence blocking the construction site, there’ll be public art displayed by students of San Antonio ISD," Leos said.

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Education Achievement
2:26 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Local School Districts Vs. The World

Credit George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Screen shot of the interactive graphic. Once you get to the report card page click on the "Begin your search" button in the upper left to start.
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The Global Report Card compares school district performance in the United States to international students from other developed countries around the world. The tool also allows you to see demographic information that helps tell a more complete story of each district.

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Transportation
1:26 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Vía Board Votes To Raise Regular Bus Fares

Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
New services like Vía Prímo are part of the reason that the board voted to increase fares.
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The Vía Metropolitan Transit Board voted to increase regular fares on Tuesday night, but it doesn’t mean customers will immediately see increased costs.

A local governmental approval committee consisting of Bexar County Commissioners, members of the San Antonio City Council and members of the suburban council of mayors will still need to give the green light before fares go into effect on Feb. 1.

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Flood Control
11:47 am
Wed December 12, 2012

Seeling Channel Widening To Relieve Woodlawn And Jefferson Flooding

Credit Joey Palacios / Texas Public Radio
Runners cross the Josephine-Tobin Bridge into Woodlawn Lake Park. This bridge will be reconstructed for pedestrians only once the project is completed.
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The city is starting a three-year project along Woodlawn Lake Park to address flooding and create safer routes for pedestrians and cyclists.

The Woodlawn and Jefferson Neighborhoods are especially prone to flooding, and the potential for a repeat of flood events like 1998 and 2002 have residents like Henrietta Lagrange concerned.

"I live right in front, so I have mega-pictures," Lagrange said in reference to previous flooding. "I’m there, sometimes, sleepless nights trying to see how high the water is going to get."

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