Noah Alcala Bach

Excited to announce today is my first day @ExpressNews. I'm thrilled to be covering K-12 for my hometown paper and excited to join this newsroom of talented journalists. For coffee, tips, pitches, etc feel free to reach me at noah.alcalabach@express-news.net

Looks like what you’d find in a Santa Fe plaza gift shop (minus the plague).

@ExpressNews has led coverage this school year of North East ISD’s defiance of a new state law banning cellphone use during the school day. In the latest update, district trustees have opted to wait until next school year to enforce the bell-to-bell ban. expressnews.com/news/education…

wemby triple double tonight

How Texas school funding could change if property taxes disappear expressnews.com/news/education… via @expressnews

There will be no further discipline for Spurs star Victor Wembanyama after he was ejected for elbowing Naz Reid in Minnesota on Sunday night, sources tell ESPN. No suspension, no fine. Wembanyama will play in Game 5 against the Timberwolves on Tuesday night in San Antonio.

I sat down with SAISD superintendent Jaime Aquino for more than an hour last week as he reflected on his tenure atop the district — and the uncertainty surrounding his exit timeline. expressnews.com/news/education…

Even the San Antonio Via Bus said Puro pinche Spurs! Ant Man, Iron Man, Spider Man, Batman…Spurs in 5!

in familiar territory

Council members quiet on where they stand on SAWS rate hikes expressnews.com/news/article/s…

No-dip 3 in the air 😭🔥 Devin Vassell is cold for this 🥶

Censured Judson ISD trustee regains access to campuses through court order by @noahbach and @VenezianoSophia expressnews.com/news/education… via @expressnews

Yeah bro we are DEEP into the NFL offseason

Victor Wembanyama on the legacy he would like to leave behind in the NBA (in French): “I’d like people to see me at the end of my career as a winner, who has won a lot of titles with the team that drafted me. So with the Spurs as someone loyal.” 🩶🖤🩶🖤 #GoSpursGo #PorVida

Each @AustinISD campus is different. But with 10 campuses closing, some schools must learn to form a new community with playdates and garden days. How some schools are building bridges during times of transition. #txed #austinschools statesman.com/news/education…

@SCUCISD voters are poised to approve a $295 million bond. The package includes $231 million for campus improvements, $55 million for athletic stadium upgrades and $9 million for technology improvements. expressnews.com/news/education…

"Budget constraints, a shortage of high-quality teachers, school board turmoil and the demands of the job are accelerating turnover among school district leaders locally and across the state." by @noahbach houstonchronicle.com/news/education…

While waiting for the school bus on Monday morning, two Alamo Heights Independent School District elementary schoolers and their step-mother were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as their classmates watched. By @VenezianoSophia expressnews.com/news/education…

New $37M education center at Alamo to double number of visiting children; with fabulous photos by @SamOwensphoto expressnews.com/news/education… via @expressnews

NEW: San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has lost her second chief of staff less than a year into the job. Jenise Carroll, who came to City Hall from DC, resigned today. expressnews.com/politics/artic…