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The Students Vanish: Following The Class Of 1998
"...Critics of the Texas Education Agency's dropout reporting system present as Exhibit A the Enrollment Gap...."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Playback: FREE WEEK!
2014, you're up
"...getting out to shows," observed veteran Beerland booker Max Dropout. "People resist the weather and everyone's saving money for..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

AISD
Rejected by AISD, Community Education Partners blames an academic paper – and sues its author
"...on Poverty Law & Policy. A former high school dropout himself, Kimball went on to become an assistant principal..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...classes; the confusion comes in sorting out terms like dropout rate (which refers to students who formally drop out),..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Peter vs. Paul at AISD
"...the board last week: $1 million slashed from the dropout prevention program, about $1.6 million in reduced library book..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks
Defending the death penalty, the new Gov, the schools, and all that Jazz.
"...TEA's standards, this rating has been because of the dropout rate, not because of TAAS scores. Reagan's TAAS scores..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column

A-to-Z Guide to Education in 1999
"...D is for Dropouts. AISD has far more than they're telling us, but..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...of County Attorney Ken Oden's investigation into the district's dropout reporting, have agreed to meet with Oden to discuss..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature

Shortcomings
Randall Park's social satire centers on self-sabotaging hypocrisy
"...course, is Ben (Min), a snobby filmmaking school/actual filmmaking dropout who now manages the local independent arthouse cinema in..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Endangered Species
Make a donation to a conservation charity instead
"...Rounding out the bourgeois snack pack are Ivy League dropout daughter Zoe (Bassett) and her hipster-hippie boyfriend Billy (Fisher)..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

25 Restaurants to Help You Eat Your Way Around the Domain in Austin
Sips, bites, sweets, and other food options from around the globe
"...for the laughs and gag gifts. – Melanie Haupt Culinary Dropoutwww.culinarydropout.com..."

July 5, 2019 Food Feature by The Food Staff

Pulling From TEA Report, Ratliff Argues Public Schools Better Than Charters
Ratliff gets rebuke from federal education heads for saying public schools outperform charters
"...pretty clear. Compared to charters, traditional ISDs had lower dropout rates; higher graduation rates; and higher STAAR, SAT, and..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Changing Directions
Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'
"...linked to poor school climate and increased probability for dropout." (See "Texas' School-to-Prison Pipe­line: School Expul­sion: The Path from..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Dagny Zenovia

Premium Rush
Joseph Gordon-Levitt rides like the wind, and Michael Shannon plays his usual nut job, but Bullitt on a bike this film is not.
"...in Coyote), the movie’s daredevil protagonist. A law school dropout, Wilee loves the freedom and adrenaline rush of pedaling..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: They Only Came To Kick Some Ass
Both Jack Black the actor and Jack Black the rocker rule Austin
"...Tickets sold out quickly online and Beerland booker Max Dropout doubts they will sell any more at the door...."

July 27, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Communication Breakdown
Rocked by financial crisis, AISD goes to war with itself – and everyone suffers
"...particularly worried about board discussions concerning Grad Labs, a dropout prevention program currently being tested in Houston. While he..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

ACC Board Elections: Meet the Candidates
The candidates on taxing districts, remedial boot camps, and student culture
"...The 26-year-old says the student dropout rate is a major concern for him: "Some of..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Thursday Picks & Sleepers
Blurbing SXSW 2010
"...a nice post-ESG dub plate, M.I.A. meets art school dropout. – Audra Schroeder VV Brown..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...an initial round of seed money for its new dropout recovery grant program. A district judge opposed TSTA's injunction,..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature

Ground Zero Texas: The Rubble
Looking back sans beer goggles at Beerland's first fest.
"...Beerland doorman/Ground Zero booker Max Dropout, after a few well-deserved days of rest, looks back:..."

Dec. 12, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

The Slow Dying of Johnston High
State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival
"...year – be it for test scores or even dropout rates – won't be back on that list the..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Across the Universe
Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthward into a minefield of literalism.
"...wields a hammer in one scene) is a college dropout who’s moved to the city with his new friend..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas' Child Well-Being Report Card Mixed
Teens less likely to die since 2000, but infant mortality up
"...suicide. Also encouraging is a "consistent decline" in teen dropout and birth rates, down 10%. "We can debate abstinence-only..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Texas schools need to be well-funded ["The Dropout Problem," News, Aug. 12]. I saw schoolchildren begging for..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Column

AISD Goes Global
Johnston High School welcomes immigrant students and makes waves in the neighborhood
"...these pressures by just giving up: Last year, the dropout rate was about 50%. AISD administrators hope the international..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Rankings Give Schools a One-Two Punch
Both state and federal accountability measures leave Austin ISD cold
"...areas like social studies or science, as well as dropout rates, to come up with its rankings. The federal..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Challenge of Judge Dietz
School finance decision puts responsibility where it's always been - on all of us
"...Haney was particularly strong on the state dropout rate, which he believes may be reaching as high..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Two Schools of Thought
The upcoming ACC and AISD elections share a ballot but address different challenges
"...than memorization; they also say teacher turnover and the dropout rate go up under this system. (Despite improvement in..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City
"...AISD Board of Trustees has discussed cutting its successful dropout-prevention program as a way to balance the budget for..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Bully
"...go to college, and enter business; Marty is a dropout from high school and surfing, who mostly earns money..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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