No clean clothes. Doctor’s appointments. Cold and flu. Transportation. Bullying. Depression. Dental Issues. These are some of the many reasons students identified for why they miss school. Last year, P16Plus conducted a root cause analysis at a local school district,
Each year, the student-artists at SAY Sí present Stories Seldom Told, a show based around an issue that they feel is important but largely ignored. This year, they took on educational inequity in San Antonio, creating installations that represented both
To many of us, summer signals a more carefree, relaxing few months. There are family vacations, long days at the pool, and fewer emails in our inboxes. For some kids in our city, though, summer marks an end to some
My name is Arlenne Serna, and I am a recent graduate from KIPP University Prep. This August, I will begin my college career to pursue my activism career, while focusing on education and international studies. Even though, right now, at this
As the new Partnership Manager for SA2020, I’ve been touring and visiting with our amazing Partners to learn more about their work and how their efforts advance the SA2020 vision. I’ll be chronicling my Partner visits to connect the micro
Parents’ Academy, on the campus of Blessed Sacrament Academy, exists to strengthen and empower families. The more nurturing, guidance, and support a parent gives, the better their child is equipped to thrive in the face of life challenges. Many parents,
This blog is the fourth in a year-long series written by students serving on the San Antonio Youth Commission. The San Antonio Youth Commission is a civic engagement platform for San Antonio High School students and is managed by the P16Plus
This blog is the first of a year-long series written by students serving on the San Antonio Youth Commission. The San Antonio Youth Commission is a civic engagement platform for San Antonio High School students and is managed by the
Joanna Martinez Gutierrez was born in a small town in Mexico. Her dad was a missionary and was often traveling while she grew up. When she was 7 years old, she got in a car with her parents and moved
In the midst of the festivities surrounding the first anniversary of the San Antonio Missions’ designation as a World Heritage Site, Blessed Sacrament Academy celebrated its 90th year of caring and compassionate ministry with an event at St. Joseph Assembly
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