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More Community Feedback on Renaming Reagan High
Northeast Austin school will drop all connections to Confederate postmaster general
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Murchison Middle School Principal Resigns Following Arrest of Two Students for Murder
The two minors are accused of fatally stabbing an Anderson High School student
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
AISD Trustees Push Back on Campus Closure Plan
“When we start messing with people’s schools, we start messing with their communities”
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Lege Lines: Full-Day Pre-K Tops School Wish List
Bipartisan support emerges for plan to fund full-day pre-kindergarten
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Lege Lines: Senate Still Hasn’t Confirmed Texas Secretary of State David Whitley
Architect of recent “voter fraud” fiasco shifts blame to DPS
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
Lege Lines: GOP Sharpens Its Claws for Paid Sick Leave With SB 15
“Consistent Employment Regulations Act” would dismantle city’s right to protect workers
News Feature, Feb. 14, 2019
AISD Trustees: Slow Down on School Closures
Concerns raised over facilities plan timeline, community engagement
News Daily, Feb. 12, 2019 6:55 PM
AISD Starts the Clock on School Closures
Board set to decide in June on campus consolidations
News Daily, Feb. 8, 2019 5:15 PM
Eastside Parents Want Bus Routes Back
Reduced service in Montopolis, Johnston Terrace bad for students, activists claim
News Feature, Feb. 7, 2019
Higher-Ed Commissioner Raymund Paredes Retires
Steps down after 15 years helping Texans access postsecondary education
News Feature, Jan. 31, 2019
AISD and City: Let’s Work Together!
Looking for mutually beneficial uses for publicly owned land
News Feature, Jan. 31, 2019
ACC Child Care Ready to Launch
Highland campus launches a YMCA-run drop-in child care center for ACC students
News Feature, Jan. 24, 2019
New Salamanders in Our Midst
University of Texas biologists have discovered three new species of groundwater salamander
News Feature, Jan. 24, 2019
Austin ISD Begins to Move Eastside High Schools
New Eastside Memorial campus breaks ground, and more school shuffling
News Feature, Jan. 24, 2019
Village Idiot Alex Jones Must Spill His Secrets
Lawsuits by Sandy Hook families want to look at Infowars’ books
News Feature, Jan. 17, 2019
¡Dale, Austin FC! MLS Makes It Official
Austin finally is a major league town, with soccer taking the pitch in 2021
News Feature, Jan. 17, 2019
Lege Lines: Eric Johnson Prevails Over Racist Confederate Plaque
No more Confederate nonsense, Empower Texans gets a pass, and the first-ever LGBTQ Caucus
News Feature, Jan. 17, 2019
Closing Schools, Shrinking Enrollment Make for Tense Times at AISD
Sour apples at AISD
News Feature, Jan. 10, 2019
Austin FC's New Neighbors Take Over Push to Put Soccer on the Ballot
Group looks to take anti-stadium petition to the polls
News Feature, Jan. 10, 2019
Rep. Donna Howard on the 86th Texas Legislature
“Let’s target some new money toward childhood literacy, toward high school success, toward teacher quality – the kind of things that research shows make a difference”
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature
“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
Rep. James Talarico on the 86th Texas Legislature
“There isn’t a blue or red way to fix public education – there’s only a right way”
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature
“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
School Finance: Still Hard
Panel approves recommendations to improve state's outdated school funding system
News Feature, Jan. 3, 2019
The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018
Days like these
News Feature, Dec. 27, 2018
City and Precourt Sign Agreement to Bring Soccer to Town
Not whether, but when for Austin FC
News Feature, Dec. 20, 2018
Broken Glass Shuts Down Bowie High School
Vandals leave $200,000 in damage on Southwest Austin campus
News Feature, Dec. 20, 2018
ACC Teaches Without Textbooks
Open-source resources help keep education affordable
News Feature, Dec. 20, 2018
Budget Cuts, Name Changes at AISD
Union urges wait-and-see stance on funding at board meeting
News Feature, Dec. 20, 2018
Could AISD Shutter 12 Schools?
District discloses ideas for $55 million in budget cuts
News Feature, Dec. 13, 2018
Austin Schools Ask Parents When and How to Talk About Sex
Birds do it, bees do it, ISDs do it
News Feature, Dec. 13, 2018
Winding Up the Election Cycle
Harper-Madison, Ellis to join Council; Singh, Gharakhanian prevail
News Feature, Dec. 13, 2018
AISD Catches a Ride With Cap Metro
Will free fares for students ease the district's budget woes?
News Feature, Dec. 13, 2018
AISD Prepares to Slice the Apple
School district battles its budget monsters
News Feature, Dec. 6, 2018
Run-Off Ticker: Every Vote Really Will Matter!
Election news to use at the polls
News Feature, Dec. 6, 2018
Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names
A school by any other name ...
News Feature, Nov. 29, 2018
AISD Teachers Push Back on Proposed Cuts
Union warns cash-starved district: Stay out of the classroom
News Feature, Nov. 29, 2018
SBOE Gets Schooled on Women
State Board of Education reverses decision to remove Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from curriculum
News Feature, Nov. 15, 2018
Sex Education Update: Respect, Consent, Responsibility
AISD gathers feedback on potential changes to Human Sexuality and Responsibility curriculum
News Feature, Nov. 15, 2018
AISD Sends Signals on Future Budget Cuts
School closures and the redrawing of school boundaries eyed as potential ways to address $29 million deficit
