AISD Is Hiring an Equity Officer

The new position will promote educational equity and inclusiveness for the district's 80,000-plus students

"...Austin ISD's leaders all say that equity is an important goal, and the district wants to..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New “Equity Coalition” Pushes Back on AISD Board

Superintendent search on wrong track, say advocates

"...a successor to outgoing Superintendent Paul Cruz has underlined equity concerns – both old and new ones – for..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

AISD Board of Trustees Approves $1.6 Billion Budget for 2019-2020

Lege gives AISD a one-year budget breather

"...trepidation about the financial health of the district, the AISD board of trustees approved unanimously on Monday night (June..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...happy with the outcomes. Promise made, promise kept. So AISD can now return to the voters with confidence and..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Is There an Equity Audit in AISD’s Future?

More analysis, debate likely before future school closures

"...Calls for a third-party "equity audit" at Austin ISD are growing, with some on..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD's Underutilized Business

AISD weighs equity study to improve its limited program for minority- and women-owned firms

"...most recent Austin ISD bond package, their mantra was equity: All schools around the city must have access to..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center

“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"

"...at Burnet Middle School in North Austin to press AISD officials for details on what kinds of changes the..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Can AISD Enable "Equity"?

School board makes another attempt to define and create equitable schools

"..."Equity" is the current buzzword in education. It drove the..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Money Makes AISD's World Go Round

Policy questions at Austin ISD are increasingly being answered by the district's fiscal crunch.

"...he could as well be discussing virtually every decision AISD makes for the next couple of years. It's no..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

AISD and ACC Board of Trustees

Trustee elections can mean uncontested drifts or bare-knuckle throwdowns

"...AISD trustee elections generally fall into two categories: uncontested drifts..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Seeks Dream Leader Amid Budget Nightmare

New superintendent likely to take reins of a district in fiscal crisis

"...what they'll be running toward may be the biggest AISD budget hole in living memory. As Chief of Business..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Outside Money, Mixed Results

"...AISD Board..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Trustee Trail

AISD, ACC candidates talk money, equity

"...District and Austin Community College boards of trustees. (Two AISD incumbents – Geronimo Rodriguez and Yasmin Wagner – are..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

"...after priority transfers are approved. Get an application at AISD's Office of Student Services, 1111 W. Sixth, by Aug...."

June 22, 2007 News Feature

You Don't Need Money, Just a Little Bit a Month...

1996 AISD Bond Election

"...a $369 million bond election for April 13, the AISD Board of Trustees joined ranks with trustees of Austin..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Ready to Bond

AISD Tries to Ease Overcrowding

"...If you live within the Austin Independent School District (AISD), a bond election is in your future. It may..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

The Newest in Trustees

AISD swearing-in suggests both comity and dissension

"...deck, the new members were technically sworn in by AISD Director of Student Services Zoe Griffith. However, two members took..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...testing data gathered this week. See "Amid COVID-19 Spread, AISD Benchmarks Its Future."..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature

Public Notice: A Mayor (and a Superintendent) for All of Austin

Kirk Watson, Matias Segura set to lead city, school district

"...bargained for when he decided to run for the office. Watson was first elected mayor over a quarter-century ago,..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin: “Strong, Unique, and Special”

“State of the City” emphasizes change, permanence, independence

"...• Spirit of East Austin: Progress includes new website, Equity Office, Task Force on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequalities...."

Jan. 30, 2017 News Post by Michael King

The Outsiders

Outsourcing Bond Work Is Expensive; Is It Necessary?

"...Jason Stout When you ask Austin Independent School District (AISD) officials why they've hired an outside firm to manage..."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Re-Forming AI$D

What's behind the national involvment in local school board races?

"...its declared purpose is to get voters engaged in AISD board elections, and encourage high-quality candidates to run. Leadership..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...members have taken on the often lumbering bureaucracy of AISD in the name of the schoolchildren of Austin's Eastside...."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

School of Hard Fox

Superintendent Jim Fox Is Far From Warm and Fuzzy

"...AISD Superintendent Jim Fox On November 1995, members of parent-teacher..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...happens here, right? – Sarah Marloff [page] March 4: D.A.'s Office Caught Lying on Tape..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Endorsements

"...the ballots closest to the local ground: City Council, AISD Board of Trustees, and ACC Board of Trustees. And..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...the ballots closest to the local ground: City Council, AISD Board of Trustees, and ACC Board of Trustees. And..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...following Monday, to everyone's shock (including the city's preservation officer), the three small houses were destroyed. The developer was..."

May 7, 2004 Column

Endorsements

"...the ballots closest to the local ground: City Council, AISD Board of Trustees, and ACC Board of Trustees. And..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

What's Historic?

Latest arguments over historic zoning sound like déjà vu

"...subject of historic zoning is fraught with issues of equity and fairness, as the question arises whether the city..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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