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Stars Aligning in Planetarium's Favor
Austin Planetarium group's persistence may finally be paying off
"...is for a 180-degree, 3-D cinema, but also a learning facility with a science museum and a Challenger Learning..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lidia Cooks From the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes
In her most recent, Bastianich covers regions scarcely represented in most cookbooks
"...and daydreaming. Others – like Diana Kennedy's – for learning and challenging myself in the kitchen. Then there are..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Plan, Be
The citizens who spent years dreaming up CreateAustin are now working to make it real
"...infrastructure, built environment, support for individual creativity, creativity and learning, financial resources, and communications and collaborations into reality...."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Living Maya
Austin becomes a hotbed of past and future Maya knowledge
"...Ed Barnhart, having Maya at the meetings and workshops learning to read glyphs has made the UT event unique...."

May 2, 2008 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Love Man: Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye's latest reissue.
"...but Gaye’s intonations are instant seratonin. “Life is for Learning,” on the surface, isn’t terribly different. Except it’s ear..."

June 15, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Reissues
"...Learning to Crawl (Sire/Real/Rhino)Pretenders..."

June 15, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Left Behind
AISD moves to close Webb Middle School – and transfer the "merchandise"
"...The 120 students in ELLA get intensive help learning English, as well as in the TAKS-test content areas...."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Naked City
"...high-school-redesign plan and let the school remain two "small learning communities," with additional TEA interventions. The board could also..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

The Pre-K Push
Legislation intended to expand pre-k opportunities, increase child care reimbursement rates, and improve support and training for early childhood professionals is in the works.
"...we underestimated how critical this time was to overcoming learning gaps," Doggett said. "The other factor that is propelling..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

When the Bough Breaks
In 1993, the Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center hired a teacher who proved to be a little 'rough' with the children. Now the church is being sued for ignoring alleged child abuse.
"...asked him what happened, but Parker, who was just learning to talk, only repeated himself. Turner remembers Lowry hurrying..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Snake Charmer
Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'
"...the day, inspiring him to get his first guitar. Learning genre standards like "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley,"..."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Summer Camp Guide
"...Kids spend a full day field-tripping around Austin while learning about unexpected art, high tech science, cooking and baking,..."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Page Two: President Know-Nothing
President Know-Nothing
"...like the NCLB one, in that it is about learning. Well, maybe not exactly "learning," nor would the conceptual..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Column by Louis Black

High School by Redesign
Garza Independence High School students get involved with plans to rework local high schools
"...agreed, begins with breaking huge, impersonal schools into small learning communities. These schools-within-schools would enable students to better build..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

True Hollywood Stories
Texans who took a chance and headed west tell all
"...at the University of Texas, Vandermeulen became a sponge, learning everything about production that he possibly could. However, two..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Eli Kooris

Will AISD Crack Down on Special Ed?
Advocates decry district's trend from 'disability' to 'discipline'
"...two per classroom. More than half have emotional or learning disabilities, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, impairments that can..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City
Broad-based group's plan for increasing student, community involvement
"...involvement in the schools and giving students more real-world learning opportunities. For students, this involved developing campus-based groups that..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

'Natural Capitalism' in the Hills
The Crossings' earth- and economy-friendly integration into the Hill Country really is something to feel good about.
"...you may already know, the Crossings is a "progressive learning center" that, in the words of the Becks' mission..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Prescriptions for Survival
When it comes to going back to school, what will be, will be…
"...no denying that we're headed for the season of learning and all-over betterment of self. Having been either a..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young

Day Trips
"...The Warren Skaaren Environmental Learning Center at Westcave Preserve in southwestern Travis County provides..."

April 4, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Snippets From SXSW Interactive 2003
"...Computers vs. Blackboards: Net Learning or Not Learning?Monday, March 10, 10-11am The next generation..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

A Shared Vision
MM Pack reports on the combination of generosity and hard work that built the Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School.
"...the POS software. There is built-in capacity for distance learning through video.The Program The Culinary Arts program is based..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Peglegasus
Texas Platters
"...PeglegasusLearning Curve..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Review by Greg Beets

2002 Summer Camps
"...the Austin area offering preschool or school-age care and learning programs. There are classes geared toward perfecting motor and..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Accepting the Challenge
Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.
"...expansion within AISD of programs like the Institute for Learning, developed at the University of Pittsburgh, which teaches teachers..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Culinary Studies
Cooking Schools in Austin
"...entire project, absolutely the biggest surprise for me was learning about the vibrant and impressive AISD culinary programs. I..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

Sterling Lands' New Mission
Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.
"...level, where offenses that land kids in the Alternative Learning Center campuses (where behavior problems are addressed) vary widely..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Is Our Children Learning?: The Case Against George W. Bush
"...Is Our Children Learning?The Case Against George W. Bush..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Books Review by Erica C. Barnett

Teaching the Teacher
Rosemary Vines has been shaking her booty with her three-year-old students at St. George’s Episcopal for 30 years.
"...What makes a preschool day of learning complete after the ABCs have been sung and all..."

June 23, 2000 Features Feature by David Garza

Postmarks
The Chronicle endorsements (or lack thereof) under fire.
"...candidate Tom Arbuckle. I agree with Arbuckle that bilingual learning and whole language instruction are flawed, and I am..."

May 5, 2000 Column

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