The governing boards of Edgewood Independent School District and Pre-K 4 SA each approved an agreement Tuesday to operate Gardendale Elementary School as an in-district charter school for pre-K through second grade students.

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A few weeks ago, Julián Castro, former mayor of San Antonio and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Obama, announced that he’s throwing his hat into the ring for what is shaping up to be a crowded Democratic presidential primary field. Announcing his candidacy, Castro said, “Here in San Antonio, I made Pre-K 4 SA happen. As president, I’ll make pre-K for the USA happen!”

The first study measuring the impact of Pre-K 4 SA is out, with glowing reviews for San Antonio’s locally-funded preschool program.

The first group of students who attended Pre-K 4 SA in its first year has taken third-grade STAAR exams, and results showed the students were more likely to perform better on state exams and attend class than those who did not attend public pre-K.

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The latest report card on San Antonio’s sales-tax funded Pe-K 4 SA program is in, and not only are the four year olds who are enrolled in the city’s groundbreaking early childhood education program scoring ahead of their peers on key learning benchmarks, Pre-K CEO Sarah Baray says they are also scoring well on a very important quality, what is called ‘executive function,’ News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.

Sitting at a classroom table while platters of food were passed around, 4-year-old Jayda Lee plopped a scoop of zucchini and turkey casserole on the plate before her.

San Antonio preps preschoolers for success

By the end of the school year, the playground at Pre-K 4 SA North Education Center looked like a dreamscape of “DIY Outdoor Learning Spaces.”