‘The house that David built’: Remembering David Monroe’s innovative legacy in San Antonio
Read full article: ‘The house that David built’: Remembering David Monroe’s innovative legacy in San AntonioCliff Zintgraff, the chief learning officer at the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, called the museum “the house that David (Monroe) built.”
'Longlegs' star Maika Monroe's secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
Read full article: 'Longlegs' star Maika Monroe's secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to itOne of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer — happens when Maika Monroe’s character, Lee Harker, meets her co-worker’s young daughter.
Tensions rise between Comfort ISD school board, parents after school board meeting
Read full article: Tensions rise between Comfort ISD school board, parents after school board meetingThe Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations of a Comfort ISD school board member attempting to run over a parent after a school board meeting on Monday.
3 years on, Ronald Greene's family still waiting for justice
Read full article: 3 years on, Ronald Greene's family still waiting for justiceThree years ago, when a beaten and battered Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death in Louisiana State Police custody seemed destined for obscurity.
Man says he was confronted, shot while trying to collect W2 forms on Northeast Side, affidavit states
Read full article: Man says he was confronted, shot while trying to collect W2 forms on Northeast Side, affidavit statesA man told San Antonio police he was shot outside a Northeast Side apartment complex while he tried to collect his W2 forms, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
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Homeschooling doubled from pandemic’s start to last fall
Read full article: Homeschooling doubled from pandemic’s start to last fallThe rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of the pandemic last spring to the start of the new school year last September, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released this week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)ORLANDO, Fla. – The rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of the pandemic last spring to the start of the new school year last September, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released this week. Last spring, about 5.4% of all U.S. households with school-aged children were homeschooling them, but that figure rose to 11% by last fall, according to the bureau's Household Pulse Survey. Black households saw the largest jump in rates of homeschooling, going from 3.3% in the spring to 16.1% in the fall. Even Massachusetts, which has some of the nation's best public schools, went from 1.5% of households to 12.1% of households with school-aged children homeschooling.
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US homes sales rise 2.4% in August
Read full article: US homes sales rise 2.4% in AugustSales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday, Aug. 25, that Julys gain propelled sales of new homes to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 901,000. – Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006 as the housing market recovers from a widespread shutdown in the spring brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6 million homes sold last month. Historically, the Realtor group says, first-time buyers have made up about 40% of the primary residence home buyers in the market.
Tornado confirmed in Texas, damage from another suspected in Louisiana
Read full article: Tornado confirmed in Texas, damage from another suspected in LouisianaAt least one tornado was confirmed early Sunday in central Texas, the National Weather Service reported, and the mayor of Monroe, Louisiana, said his town was damaged by suspected tornadoes Sunday. Tornadoes touch down in Texas and LouisianaThe Texas tornado early Sunday was confirmed south of Marble Falls, about 50 miles west of Austin, the weather service said. The National Weather Service in Shreveport, Louisiana, issued the highest level of tornado alert, a tornado emergency, for Monroe. Mayor Jamie Mayo said there was suspected tornado damage in various parts of Monroe, a city in north-central Louisiana of about 50,000 people, according to a post on the city's Instagram page. "The images and reports of major tornado damage in the Monroe area are heartbreaking, and my prayers are with the people there.
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