Somehow I did not address the facility issues related to the Cardenas Center. Most importantly was the national impact that Mr. Jose Cardenas and Gus Garcia have had on school finance. The area of San Antonio we visited, quite modest by any measure, was in stark contrast to the Stone Oak neighborhood we crossed on our way to Jose Lopez Middle. The fact that we continue to see inequities may attest to a failure in the equalization formula used by the state to distribute resources more fairly across districts. The early childhood facility was state of the art and would be in modern times. It gave us a glimpse into how much schools are becoming integrated with social services to ensure that children in schools come from families that are healthy and stable...to the extent that this is possible. The Headstart Program will be a very significant part of reaching PK children early so that they will have a greater shot at staying in school throughout their youth. Thank you Gloria for connecting this school facility with the movement is associated with its namesake.
For more information on the famous Walkout of 1968 see the following link:For m
http://www.eisd.net/20141072717435667/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=56203
For more information on Head Start at Edgewood:
http://www.eisd.net/20141072717435667/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=56205
A follow up to this related to school finance is that our history of location and economic patterns of development in San Antonio may mean that perfect political solutions may never be developed and that some of the differences may remain institutionalized. The federal programs such as headstart and the outreach of non-profits and universities may be just some of the ways we will have an impact. This will continue to be on the national, state, and local policy debates for years to come. dh
ReplyDeleteThanks for the websites. They have some very interesting information on the walkout.
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