When the culture war comes to San Marcos #schools, “It does not escape me that my colleagues have to have those conversations with an openly gay man next to them, and I think that’s incredibly important because we’re not talking about this in the abstract.” https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
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During the government shutdown in the fall of 2025, about one-third of the roughly 8,200 students in San Marcos CISD come from families who temporarily lost SNAP benefits.
Here's how one school board member is working to meet their needs in crisis like these: https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
During the government shutdown in the fall of 2025, about one-third of the roughly 8,200 students in San Marcos CISD come from families who temporarily lost SNAP benefits.
Here's how one school board member is working to meet their needs in crisis like these: https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
Texas Observer
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For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
“Not once has a family been in crisis because of transgender bathrooms. It’s families not being able to afford rent or put food on the table.”
New from our magazine, Kit @oconnell profiled Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay school board member from San Marcos, #Texas. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #news #education #schools #CentralTexas #politics #USpol
For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Featured story: "I returned to #Texas—not because I expected to fit in, but because it is home. And through a circuitous career path, I found myself a librarian sitting at the circulation desk of a high school library in Abilene." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
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Featured story: "I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather, hoping it would pass over me as if lamb’s blood were painted on my doorframe.
And for the first three years, wishful thinking worked." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
#library #education #schools #Texas #books #bookstodon #censorship #FreeSpeech #politics #USpol #news