President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children.

Southwest ISD has a new acting leader following the resignation of its superintendent.

The Northside Independent School District (NISD) is trying something new this school year: a virtual academy for students.

More than 13,000 staff members are preparing for a new school year at the Northside Independent School District (NISD).

East Central ISD will open two new campuses next week as the district works to keep up with rapid growth that officials say is expected to continue for years.

A federal free meal program used by thousands of San Antonio families is changing — and some parents may not realize their child’s school no longer qualifies for automatic coverage.

Backpacks often become too heavy for kids, as students carry laptops, textbooks and more.

The San Antonio Independent School District board voted 6-1 Monday to adopt the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum — a state-endorsed instructional program for K-5th grade students that has sparked controversy over its ties to religious content.

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to overhaul the Head Start program.

Four eighth graders from Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls returned from China after representing San Antonio in the Destination Imagination Summer Experience, an international STEM program.

A West Side after-school program that 150-plus children rely on each week may not be able to reopen unless new funding arrives — putting tutoring, food support and a safe haven for teens in jeopardy.

Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year.

While many teenagers took a break from learning this summer, dozens of San Antonio high schoolers spent their time studying in a professional-grade laboratory.

An investigation has turned up allegations of sexual misconduct against nearly 50 people who were formerly affiliated with a prestigious Michigan fine arts school.

A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom.

The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating whether Denver Public Schools and a school district in Washington state violated federal law.

A teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Florida authorities have arrested a U.S. Secret Service agent and two other men on felony charges, saying they committed brutal beatings as part of a fraternity hazing ritual.

A psychologist has testified that a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia had a chaotic, lonely upbringing.

A San Antonio property owner is offering educators a year of rent-free housing in exchange for a few hours each week helping students and families at local apartment communities.

With summer break winding down, school districts are getting ready to welcome students back for the new school year.

More than 500 incoming students at Howard University have learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the Washington, D.C., school and no longer have spots for the upcoming fall semester that begins Aug. 17.

A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could lift children out of poverty and help more Americans invest in the stock market.

The San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Monday to name Adrian Bustillos to lead the district as superintendent, according to a news release.

In just three weeks, you could be driving a school bus and picking up students in Comal County.

According to an Associated Press analysis, more than 4.2 million people across the country defaulted on student loans between April 2025 and March 2026.

A federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation.

The Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center will close classrooms in phases over the next few years, beginning with infants in the 2027-28 academic year.

Several organizations in San Antonio are hosting free back-to-school supply giveaways as the new school year approaches.

Hunt ISD ranks among the best schools in Region 20, which includes 58 districts in and around South Central Texas. District staff members were able to help students process the trauma of the July 4, 2025, flood and achieve academic success.

For the first time in Alamo Colleges’ history, the school will offer a one-stop shop for access to career training. The new Alamo Technical Institute will offer short-term credentials in high-demand careers.

A Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District trustee is suing the district he represents in an effort to restore his access to district property and funds, court records obtained Tuesday by KSAT Investigates show.

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed the former GOP lawmaker to the role last year, giving him the reins of Texas’ $1 billion school voucher rollout. Hancock was defeated in his bid for a full term in March.

Nearly 73,000 Texas families in the state’s new school choice program are set to receive their first Texas Education Freedom Account funding Wednesday.

For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities.

A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.

Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come.

A Democratic board member says colleagues harassed her in social media posts during Texas’ debate over how history is taught. The GOP members deny any bullying.

Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps.

Data breaches have become increasingly common for adults, but after one occurred at Alamo Heights Independent School District, KSAT wanted to find out what parents can do to protect their children’s identities.

Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state’s education board.

More than 26,000 people were impacted by a data breach at Alamo Heights Independent School District, according to data security reports from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office.

Texas lawmakers approved a statewide requirement for all public school buses be equipped with three-point seat belts by Sept. 1, 2029.

At least one San Antonio Independent School District board member drew concerns about its lone finalist for superintendent on Wednesday during a special board meeting.

The San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Dr. Adrian Bustillos as the district’s lone finalist for superintendent, according to a news release.

Little Joe, also known as the “King of the Brown Sound,” is focused not only on celebrating his career but also on creating opportunities for future generations.

San Antonio Independent School District Deputy Superintendent Dr. Shawn Bird has been named Chief Academic Officer in the Division of Teaching and Learning at Gwinnett County Public Schools outside Atlanta, Georgia.

The Texas Education Agency launched an investigation into the Judson Independent School District school board in early June.

The Judson Independent School District board voted 6-1 to appoint Ann Dixon as the next interim superintendent, making her the fifth person to lead the district in six months.

Our Lady of the Lake University is launching a three-year bachelor’s degree program designed to help students graduate sooner, enter the workforce faster and spend less on tuition.

State leaders are investigating whether Judson Independent School District leaders violated Texas law, amid several allegations against Board President Monica Ryan and former Superintendent Milton “Rob” Fields III.

The chosen readings, to be voted on soon by the State Board of Education, draw heavily from Christian perspectives.

Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination.

The Texas Education Agency is no longer investigating San Antonio Independent School District’s outgoing superintendent after he was accused of failing to report educator misconduct, according to a letter from the agency shared with KSAT Investigates.

The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo awarded more than $765,000 to support Bexar County students and programs on Tuesday.

The Texas Education Agency confirmed it is investigating the educator certificate of San Antonio ISD’s outgoing superintendent after he was accused of failing to report educator misconduct.

The Texas Education Agency released spring 2026 STAAR results Tuesday for students in third through eighth grade, showing gains in math and social studies while reading results remained largely steady statewide.

The Judson Independent School District will have to look for a fifth person to lead the district since the start of the year, after the interim superintendent announced his resignation, according to an email obtained by KSAT Investigates on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.

Easton Galindo, a talented San Antonio student, was recently honored after winning the patch design contest for the Lunar Caves Analog Test Sites (LCATS) program.

The San Antonio Independent School District board of trustees voted Monday night to name Toni Thompson as the district’s interim superintendent.

The North East Independent School District Board of Trustees named Interim Superintendent Anthony Jarrett as the district’s new superintendent during a special board meeting Monday.

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson.

Philippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south and left 55 people dead with 31 others still missing.

The Texas Education Agency released high school students’ results Wednesday from the annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) end-of-course exams.

Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against eight pro-Palestinian activists accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.

Younger students have regained academic ground lost during the pandemic, but older students' test scores remain stagnant.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has implemented an initial launch of its Educator Misconduct Dashboard, which lays out the numbers of reports being submitted to the agency from all the public and charter schools in the state of Texas.

KSAT Investigates found San Antonio ISD's superintendent, executive cabinet and school board members spent more than $121,000 on travel since 2024, even as the district faces a $46 million budget shortfall and program cuts.

Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools from the next academic year as part of a broad reversal on the use of screens in classrooms.

Days after Randolph High School’s former volleyball coach was arrested in East Texas on a Bexar County warrant, her new employer at Bastrop ISD said she was no longer joining the district.

President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda.

Ohio State University has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle hundreds of legal claims from former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.

The Crystal City Independent School District is in a budget crisis that puts it at risk of closure or consolidation.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) rescinded its recommendation to appoint a TEA conservator to oversee North East Independent School District’s cellphone policy Tuesday.

After nearly three years on the job, the Northside Independent School District has confirmed that Superintendent Dr. John Craft will soon retire.

Thousands of students in Texas who have had physical encounters with school police officers in recent years. Many of these interactions have occurred since state lawmakers passed legislation in 2023 requiring an officer on each public school campus.

La presencia constante de agentes ha transformado la manera en que muchas escuelas públicas gestionan la disciplina, sometiendo a los alumnos a tácticas policiales de mano dura por comportamientos que antes solo los habrían llevado a la oficina del director, según descubrieron The New York Times y The San Antonio Express-News.

School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, investigation shows.

For students in one of San Antonio’s largest school districts, the arrival of summer vacation means the return of cellphones outside class.

Authorities in Kenya say eight female students have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school, killing 16 children and injuring dozens of others.

Shrey Parikh has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in a lightning-round tiebreaker.

Former La Pryor Independent School District superintendent William Arevalo, who was placed on paid leave pending an investigation into an alleged assault, was arrested, according to the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office.

Harvard graduates heard from comedian and television host Conan O’Brien at their commencement.

Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation.

Robots that look like dogs or people try to replicate symmetrical shapes found in nature.

Alief school board President Darlene Breaux defeated Vo, who spent more than two decades in the Texas House. Dallas state Rep. Venton Jones held off Amanda Richardson.

The LEGO Foundation has committed $97 million to expand the International Rescue Committee's programs that use play to aid learning and recovery for children in conflict zones.

North East ISD principal Amy Reasons Copes has resigned after being arrested on an assault-family violence charge, district officials confirmed in a message sent to parents Tuesday.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee has moved from suburban Maryland to downtown Washington, and not all spellers and their families appreciate the change.

A San Antonio mother’s two children were recently accepted into the state’s first Texas Education Freedom Accounts program.

Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices in classrooms.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee will crown a champion in Thursday night's finals.

Scott Remer is the country's only full-time, professional coach for kids competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers say they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider a decision that put the government a step closer to deporting him.

Dozens of soon-to-be graduates of a Michigan high school eschewed their cars and trucks and arrived in tractors, ATVs, golf carts and more.

Tasha Barreda applied for school vouchers for her 13-year-old daughter, Emma, but was denied because she didn't provide the state with a tax form she doesn't complete because of her veteran status.

A judge dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring warnings about a 6-year-old with a gun.

The legendary Lassos at Thomas Jefferson High School have long been recognized across San Antonio for their iconic rope-twirling performances. Now, the director helping carry that legacy forward is being recognized for her impact both inside and outside the classroom.