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The Palomino Center at Palo Alto College.

Palo Alto College officials hope MacKenzie Scott’s $20M gift leads to more donations, student success

by Brooke Crum January 1, 2021January 1, 2021

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s $20 million gift to Palo Alto College isn’t just unusual because of its size.

Malú (left) and Carlos Alvarez, owners of the Gambrinus Company, which sells and markets Shiner Beers, have donated $1 million to sustain the Alamo Promise program for the next five years.

Alamo Colleges District nabs 5-year, $1 million donation to sustain tuition-free scholarship through 2025

by Brooke Crum December 8, 2020December 7, 2020

Mathew Ramos portrait for Brooke Crum's Alamo Promise story. Photos taken on November 25, 2020.

Alamo Colleges makes good on pledge of tuition-free education but future funding in question

by Brooke Crum December 2, 2020December 1, 2020

More Than 8,000 Students Remain Eligible for Alamo Promise in First Year

by Emily Donaldson February 24, 2020February 26, 2020

SA2020 President and CEO Molly Cox at a desk in the SA2020 offices at St. Paul Square.

Nonprofits & Philanthropy

SA2020 Launches Yearlong Engagement Tour Ahead of Rebranding

by Iris Dimmick January 22, 2020January 23, 2020

Charles Butt Foundation Gives $1.5M to Alamo Promise Tuition Program

by Emily Donaldson January 16, 2020March 5, 2020

A Pre-K 4 SA school bus picks up children to be taken home for the holiday break.

2020: San Antonio’s Year of Education Opportunity

by Robert Rivard January 12, 2020January 12, 2020

Scooter traffic along San Antonio along Commerce Street.

A Year in Review: Who and What Has Come and Gone in 2019

by San Antonio Report Staff December 28, 2019February 20, 2020

Nearly 6,000 San Antonio Seniors Take First Step Toward Tuition-Free College

by Emily Donaldson December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

Free Community College Tuition Program Alamo Promise Launches at 25 Local High Schools

by Emily Donaldson October 2, 2019January 31, 2020