As COVID-19 Spikes, AISD Enrollment Declines by Thousands

Where have all the students gone?

"...for the novel coronavirus while grappling with a significant enrollment decline...."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

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

AISD Copes With Post-COVID Life

With falling enrollment, budget woes, and “behavioral events” maybe the kids aren’t alright

"...not the egregious invasion of privacy described by some. AISD spokesperson Christina Peña Nguyen described the setup as "airport..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

AISD Falls Far Short of Enrollment Goals

Though downward trend slows, district facing budget crunch

"...the district's concerted efforts over the summer to boost enrollment. This year, only 74,727 students were enrolled in AISD..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Closing Schools, Shrinking Enrollment Make for Tense Times at AISD

Sour apples at AISD

"...Task Force presented its likely-to-be-controversial recommendations for navigating through AISD's fiscal crisis, and a briefing from district demographers revealed..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Teachers Keep Planning Time; Admin Layoffs Likely

7 of 8 just won’t do

"...Under the district's new budget proposal, presented by AISD Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Ramos, 250 positions from the..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

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

AISD’s Suspension Situation

U.S. Department of Education runs a study

"...and expelled at rates two-to-three times higher than their enrollment rates...."

May 2, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

As COVID Surges, AISD to Offer Virtual School

Remote option for K-6 students too young for vaccine

"...fall. The decision came just before a special called AISD Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, July 26, and..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Anger at Pease Elementary as AISD Revokes Transfers

Transfer requests were for schools that had already reached maximum enrollment capacity

"...campuses that had already reached their maximum capacity for enrollment...."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Employees’ Union Urges 10% Raise

With likely increase of state funding, local teachers say: “We’re worth it”

"...demand dwarfs the initial 1% teacher-only offer made by AISD, a proposal EA President Ken Zarifis called "insulting" in..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: AISD Is Perpetuating a Historic Racial Dividing Line

Annika Olson of UT-Austin’s Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis urges AISD to reconsider its School Changes plan for elementary school closures

"...In November of last year, Austin Independent School District (AISD) voted to close Metz, Sims, Brooke, and Pease Elementary..."

March 20, 2020 Column by Annika Olson

AISD Sees Uptick in Homeless Youth

Lack of affordability jeopardizes housing stability for Austin families

"...statistics released by the affordable housing nonprofit show that AISD students identified as homeless under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

AISD Trustees: Slow Down on School Closures

Concerns raised over facilities plan timeline, community engagement

"...The Austin ISD Board of Trustees on Monday night..."

Feb. 12, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

AISD Board Debates Path for Future School Closures

AISD Board gets closer to "school change"

"...familiar boundaries such as Lamar and I-35, according to AISD Operations Officer Matias Segura. This was to promote "creative..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Financial Fate in Flux

Staff recently presented a draft $1.448 billion budget, a $43 million shortfall

"...year, [but] what's the plan in the out-years?" While AISD enrollment is falling at a lower rate than anticipated,..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment

Every student counts

"...a Texas Education Agency grant during the pandemic. This enrollment clinic is another effort to get the word out,..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

New AISD Budget Leans Into Boosting Enrollment

The school district is nervously eyeing the numbers looking for signs of recovery

"...The deficit isn't a surprise. AISD knew it would be going into a fiscal crunch..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

AISD Prepares to Slice the Apple

School district battles its budget monsters

"...to right-size its budget in the face of declining enrollment. For each of the past six years, AISD has..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Starts the Clock on School Closures

Board set to decide in June on campus consolidations

"...learning spaces for as many kids as we can,” AISD Superintendent Paul Cruz said of the emerging plan. The..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

IDEA Still Hunting Enrollment

Students opting out of new charter school in favor of existing AISD schools

"...residents are looking elsewhere in that portfolio, as early enrollment numbers have missed the mark...."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Thinking Outside the Schoolhouse

Task force schemes new ways to stabilize Austin ISD budget

"...budget deficit met for the second time on Monday. AISD will operate at a $30 million loss in the..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Crises Abound, AISD Plans for Fewer Teachers

Board considers dire financial projections, falling enrollment, charter competition, and a struggling special ed program

"...a slew of looming crises: dire financial projections, falling enrollment, increasing competition from charters, and a struggling special education..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

AISD Trustees Push Back on Campus Closure Plan

“When we start messing with people’s schools, we start messing with their communities”

"...truly engage their constituents. Under the timeline proposed by AISD Superintendent Paul Cruz, the board would need to approve..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Braces for Lege, Court Action

School finance likely to hang fire for several months

"...meaning a $60 million cut in state funding for AISD. This year, they are offering a minimal gesture of..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Is So Full of Crap

"...Dear Editor, AISD is so full of crap. With all of this..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Postmarks

Four Open Seats, and Many Demands for Change at AISD

School board shakeup

"...and Webb) and high schools (Navarro) with largely Hispanic/Latinx enrollment. UT-Austin professor and educational anthropologist Kevin Foster, who founded..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Mendez and Martin Sixth-Grade Elimination Will Create Overall Enrollment Boon, Says District

Parents and teachers maintain that the district's priorities may be skewed

"...decision will result in a net good for district enrollment, and therefore funding. "Our goal is to reduce the..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

AISD Board Votes to Close Four Austin Elementary Schools

Despite public outcry, Brooke, Pease, Sims, and Metz all to shutter

"...a response to fiscal challenges and ongoing declines in enrollment. Under the plan approved by trustees, current Brooke students..."

Nov. 19, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

AISD Readies a Modernization Project

21st century schooling

"...or Zavala elementary schools. The district hopes to boost enrollment at the three campuses through a "unification" effort funded..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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