Advocacy groups articles
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Advocacy group again slams voc-tech school admissions
Three years ago, vocational high schools statewide were directed to create admissions policies that would ensure all students equitable access to education. Now these schools are again the target of complaints that their admissions practices discriminate on the basis of race, income, special needs and English language skills.
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Local advocacy group launches pilot nutritional program for perinatal families
The Beloved Early Education (BEE) Care Collective, an advocacy group that has been making headlines lately for its work with educators and parents, recently launched a pilot nutritional program to extend its early care to include offering fresh meals to Black, Latina and Indigenous pregnant women and new mothers. Director of Reproductive Justice, Simone Lee, […]
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Advocacy group takes out billboards critical of San Antonio's animal-welfare record
An animal-advocacy group critical of the City of San Antonio's Animal Care Services leased out two billboards this week urging Alamo City residents to speak up against animal neglect and cruelty. Officials with Animal Advocates San Antonio told the Current that they took out the ads in response to ACS failing to meet self-imposed goals on improving its record — even though the city department got a 33% budget increase this fiscal year. Animal Advocates San Antonio, a frequent critic of...