On this blog, we share the stories of people all over San Antonio who are leading change. Read about the individuals, organizations, and collaborations that are moving us closer to the shared Community Vision.
Though we’re still not quite over saying goodbye to two of our Communications rock stars, we’re thrilled to welcome our newest SA2020 team member. Mary Kate Hull (you can call her MK) just joined us as the new Communications Specialist.
Are you a parent, looking for quality school options for your students? Don’t miss the School Connection Fair, happening Saturday, November 14 at KIPP: San Antonio from 10:00am-1:00pm. This fun, free and public event connects parents with all their school
Each year, Artpace Chalk It Up transforms downtown Houston Street into a canvas for professional artists – and aspiring artists – of all ages. Artpace Chalk It Up raises awareness and support through sponsorship and outreach for Artpace’s educational programs,
Yes, that’s me helping facilitate public discussion at one of the original SA2020 meetings back in 2010. So much has changed in the last five years. My hair is but one of those things. (I apologize for that hair and
Tomorrow, Sept. 22nd is National Voter Registration Day! Tomorrow, national efforts will coordinate around registering voters to help make sure no one is left out of the democratic process. And while voter registration is essential to the process, SA2020 measures Voter Turnout as an
Yes! It is true. The National Hispanic Institute (NHI) at San Antonio generated another high school class of fantastic freshman to win the Ambassador Great Debate in Austin, Texas from July 22-July 26, 2015. The mission of the National Hispanic
One year ago this month, the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors to the public. But it was six years before then that the whole process started. In 2008, taxpayers approved $100 million for the new performing
After a great SoHacks last year, we decided it was time to have a SoHacks 2. Our youth hackathon was endorsed by SA2020 as “Certified Awesome” because we’re helping move the needle on education and STEM in San Antonio by getting students
Honorable Council Members: You’ve had a remarkable year so far, and we have seen some significant shifts in our city. Only recently, we’ve seen the recruitment of Google Fiber and ConnectHome, as well as the designation of our historic Missions
On Wednesday, July 22nd, my school’s film team and I won 1st and 2nd place on two different categories in the 2015 Neighborhood Film Project at City Block Cinema. Two film classes from the San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020