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Pre-K 4 SA Implementation
7:13 pm
Tue April 2, 2013

A First Glimpse At Pre-K 4 SA Model Education Centers

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One of two Pre-K 4 SA model education centers, located at Brooks City Base, will house all administrative offices for the program.
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The southside model education center is being built from the ground up.
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Construction inside the southside model education center could be completed a month before classes begin in August.
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A back wall and track area outside the southside model education center.
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Project manager Chuck Smith stands outside the southside model education center, located at Brooks City Base, near where the playground will be constructed.
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Deputy City Manager Peter Zanoni deboards the charter bus with Pre-K 4 SA board member Pamela Ray. The board toured the south and northwest side model education centers for the Pre-K 4 SA program Tues., April 2.
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The old Southwest Airlines call center on Medical Drive will serve as the northwest model education center.
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The Southwest Airlines logo is still imprinted with the famous airline's logo at the northwest model education center site.
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Project manager Chuck Smith gives the Pre-K 4 SA board a tour of a classroom inside the northwest side model education center.
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The outdoor playground and garden area at the northwest model education center is piled with dirt while construction takes place.
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The address for the northwest model education center hangs on a sign just outside the center.
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Pre-K 4 SA president and CEO, Elaine Mendoza, answers questions about safety and security outside the northwest model education center.
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Policies and curriculum development have been underway for weeks. But for first time, the board members of San Antonio’s new early education measure, called Pre-K 4 SA, got to see some tangible proof their work is in motion.

Board member Bob Bevard, an appointee of District 8 Councilman Reed Williams, strolled through the northwest side model education center, a former Southwest Airlines calling center, on Tuesday and said, “This is cool.”

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Scholarships
4:20 pm
Tue April 2, 2013

Association Of Hispanic Journalists Helping Get More Students Into The Field

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The San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists continues to grow its scholarship fund and has, for the second year in a row, passed a benchmark in providing funding to college students.

Each year the San Antonio chapter strives to bring more deserving students into the profession. Communications Officer Javier Flores said that last year the organization was able to award $25,000 for the first time in its history.

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Síclovía Is Back!
12:26 pm
Tue April 2, 2013

People Replace Cars On Broadway For Siclovia This Sunday

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In what has proven to be a popular community event, Síclovía happens twice a year in April and October.
Síclovía walking, biking, roller skating
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In what is usually automobile territory, people fill Broadway to walk, ride bikes, and play.
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People play the game rotengo on makeshift courts at Síclovía last October.
Riding bikes at Síclovía
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What is Síclovía without some funny costumes!
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YMCA board Chair Geoffrey Crabtree speaks at the Síclovía press conference yesterday afternoon.
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San Antonio's Síclovía is back in action on Sunday and invites people to "come play in the street." On Sunday, Broadway Street will be closed to cars and trucks between Lion's Field and Alamo Plaza.

The idea for the event originates 30 years ago in Bogota, Colombia, a city growing in fame for its efforts to cut down on pollution and get residents more active.

"You can skate, walk, run, ride, [it] doesn't make any difference. Just come out and enjoy yourself," said Geoffrey Crabtree, the acting chairman of the YMCA board.

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Transportation
11:04 am
Tue April 2, 2013

TxDOT Looking At High Speed Rail For South Texas To Oklahoma City

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High speed rail is one option being evaluated for a Texas-to-Oklahoma line.
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A Texas Department of Transportation study shows that portions of IH-35 in Bexar County rank 35th out of 100 roads in the state that are the most congested. A portion of IH-35 in Dallas ranks 9th most congested.

Combine that type of congestion with the number of people steadily moving to Texas, and a real transportation nightmare could be in store.

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