For AISD, Some Positive Signs Amid Poor Ratings
Two high schools and six middle schools miss state targets
"...the minimum is 60%. During the same period, the dropout rate target fell from 2% to 1.6%. However, the..."
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Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Off the Record
Local songwriter Johnny Goudie takes the stand while Trailer Space Records preps for Record Store Day
"...before giving way to the Toadies (5pm), while Apache Dropout bombs End of an Ear (5pm). Plan ahead, start..."
April 15, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell
Circle Sky
For your resident Head, the Monkees' Michael Nesmith still lassos 'Circle Sky' country-rock
"...the 2010 SXSW Film Festival, the self-proclaimed high school dropout's acceptance speech as rousing as Buddy Holly himself...."
Feb. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
The Daily Hustle: 2/8/11
Austin's past, present & Comp Plan future
"...Then there are things like health care, the elderly, dropout rates, employment, mental health and mental retardation, the quality..."
Feb. 8, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Tattoos & Tequila and My Appetite for Destruction
Sunset Strippers revel in their boners
"...fall from grace comes across like a high school dropout lighting up and bragging about getting laid, you've gotten..."
Dec. 10, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell
Gotta Get Up
Harry Nilsson, the Pussy Cat who roared
"...of those L.A. stories with magic chapters: A 15-year-old dropout makes the epic pilgrimage from Brooklyn to California and..."
Dec. 3, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder
Letters at 3AM: Where We Actually Live: Part II
The country the tea partiers want back no longer exists
"...basic' literacy skills" (The Week, April 9, p.5). "[S]tate dropout rates are highest in the South, where Georgia (22.1..."
Oct. 22, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura
Scaling the Pyramid
City moves to reprioritize social service programs in the new year
"...CEO of Communities in Schools – Central Texas (a dropout prevention program and current city contractor) and president-elect of..."
Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Sorting the Categories: Current Social Services Contracts
The city attempts to define its basic social service priorities
"...Communities in Schools – Central Texas (dropout prevention programs): $301,965..."
Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Night in, Night Out
Steve Wertheimer describes working longtime Austin clubs
"...venue, defined by the talent-spotting skills of Max "Max Dropout" Meehan, as "terribly important" in creating the rock-friendly Red..."
Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Promises, Promises
Two Austin neighborhoods vie to bring down federal dollars to help transform communities
"...Austin, has become a leader in issues such as dropout prevention and autism spectrum disorder research. While its staff..."
Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic
Nas' Illmatic: 16 years of oral street poetry in 308 pages of the written word
"...Upon its 1994 release, the 20-year-old Brooklyn high school dropout was immediately hailed as the second coming of Rakim:..."
June 11, 2010 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Poverty Knocks at Texas' Door
State's top guns order more cuts
"...funding. What was targeted, she noted, were services like dropout prevention, community service, and intensive summer programs – those..."
June 4, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Poverty Knocks
Texas' financial black hole widens
"...funding. What was targeted, she warned, were services like dropout prevention, community service and intensive summer programs – those..."
May 29, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Letters at 3AM: Of Tiers and Tears
The isolation of the Professional Tier is the single most destructive element in American society today
"...Thirty million American illiterates and a 25% high school dropout rate. And the result of that? A massive number..."
May 7, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura
Endorsement of My Opponent Contained Errors
"...officer and afterschool programs director who has watched the dropout rates increase in the Austin Independent School District under..."
May 5, 2010 Postmarks
The Daily Hustle: 4/9/10 (Updated)
Something fishy with Fire Dept recruiting?
"...Second, 1pm. On the agenda: “Find or create a dropout study with an emphasis on barriers to continuing school..."
April 9, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...on the other hand, has previously claimed a 10% dropout rate. So what are the numbers? According to the..."
April 9, 2010 News Feature
Off the Record
Checking out of South by Southwest 2010 and paying final respects to Big Star's Alex Chilton
"...of the Film Festival. No wonder Beerland gatekeeper Max Dropout felt compelled to post this sign: "Once we hit..."
March 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell
Fashawn
Friday
"...plain." He's also got an ideal soundtrack. Exile's College Dropout-Kanye beats ("Freedom," "Samsonite Man") bang and vibe throughout, complementing..."
March 19, 2010 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger
Reclaiming Education: Hoping for Sanity at the SBOE
Will it take a miracle to oust the religious right bloc?
"...a failure and that reducing teen pregnancy and the dropout rate would be his top priorities...."
Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin?
Travis County groups are competing to become part of a grand experiment
"...and AISD, as well as local nonprofits such as dropout prevention experts Communities in Schools, youth services provider LifeWorks,..."
Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Freefall
Cheryl Chaddick's four dances are diverse, a touch raw, and almost unfailingly interesting
"...pull at county fairs and Chaddick as a modeling-school dropout and "plant aura" photographer, the piece is hilarious and..."
Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz
CEP Cares About Money; Kimball Cares About Kids
"...back to pre-Paige days. He was a high school dropout who became more and has empathy for those who..."
Oct. 11, 2009 Postmarks
Event Menu
Central Texas foodies are already fully in fall mode, with upcoming events that include the fifth annual Texas Fall Fest & Wine Auction this weekend and an Octoberfest party at Zax next week
"...Food for Thought grand tasting party to benefit the dropout prevention programs of Communities in Schools. The event, hosted..."
Oct. 2, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Journey to the Center of the Discographies
"...a 50-year-old blues stevedore rather than a twenty-ish college dropout. "Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries," reinstated. 'Santana..."
Sept. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Headlines
"...among other things, reversing the increase in high school dropout rates among Hispanic teens...."
Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature
What About Reagan?
"...assist students with everything from day care to housing. Dropout prevention and tracking will remain a challenge: Garza explained..."
Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Journey Through the Past
Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1
"...High school dropout and child of divorce, almost dying of polio at..."
Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Res Publica
Citizens calendar, July 30-Aug. 6
"...WE CARE CALL-A-THON The AISD Office of Dropout Prevention and Reduction needs a few good volunteers to..."
