UTSA study: San Antonio-area charters see more student movement from school to school
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Bianca Davila knew early on that her youngest child, Jordan Castillo, had special needs.
Jordan was not hitting his developmental milestones and was having behavioral issues that prompted their pediatrician to refer him to the Center for Healthcare Services.
There, Davila met families who recommended IDEA Public Schools, a fast-growing charter network that boasted a nearly 100 percent graduation rate. No problem that Jordan needed special education services. IDEA could help him, Davila was told.
She enrolled Jordan in IDEA Eastside for kindergarten. But for the next three years, she said, she had to fight all the way to the network’s highest levels to get Jordan tested for special needs. He received a diagnosis toward the end of second grade, she believes, only because she had emailed and called IDEA leaders at their headquarters.
Jhivvan Jackson scored 22 points and UTSA trampled Florida International 90-47 on Saturday. UTSA dominated the first half and led 49-25 at the break. The Panthers' 22 points in the second half marked a season low for the team while UTSA forced a season-high 27 turnovers.
San Antonio College named NSA cybersecurity hub
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San Antonio College has been designated one of the country’s five regional hubs for a National Security Agency program.Jerry Lara / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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San Antonio College s Nail Center houses the school s cybersecurity programCourtesy San Antonio CollegeShow MoreShow Less
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San Antonio College professor Kim Muschalek is the National Security Agency s Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Southwest regional hub director.Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less
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The National Security Agency has named San Antonio College a cybersecurity center of excellence.
The designation comes with a $250,000 grant from the federal agency responsible for electronic signals intelligence and cybersecurity.
In a must-win situation, the UTEP men's basketball team answered the call by using a mighty second half performance to top UTSA 69-51, thus splitting the series with the Roadrunners.
UTSA project helps families, clinicians transition autism therapy to telehealth services
UTSA faculty train over 40 clinicians through project
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SAN ANTONIO – A University of Texas at San Antonio project is helping autism therapy transition to telehealth by training clinicians as the need for the service has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“One of the things we’ve been investigating since 2013 really was telehealth and how we can use telehealth to expand services, to augment services and to really just improve overall what we’re doing for the community,” said Leslie Neely, associate professor of educational psychology at UTSA.
Last year, clinicians at the Autism Treatment Center were trained on telehealth by UTSA faculty from the Department of Educational Psychology.