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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

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

Changing Course

AISD shifts to community-based model for prepping younger kids for college

"...District parents better get used to it. This fall, AISD and Austin Community College launched a bold new venture:..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School District Preps for Electoral Fight

Challengers emerge for two AISD trustee seats while three remain unchallenged

"...The first at-large hopeful, Cindy Anderson, already knows AISD's governance intimately. The vice president of the Austin Council..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shortchanged

A lot of belt tightening and creative thinking make getting by with low dollars possible for AISD

"...it's a minor miracle the lights stay on in AISD at all...."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Family Flight

Will AISD abandon its shrinking schools?

"...for 550, it's the second most underenrolled elementary in AISD. Invoking the gods of Fiscal Prudence and Efficiency, Superintendent..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Budget Blackboard

Write 100 Times: AISD Needs More Money

"...AISD Superintendent Jim Fox photograph by Alan Pogue When it..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Preschool Funding Loophole has Tax Dollars Going to Religious Schools. Who Benefits?

Private school partnerships boost district enrollment

"...lower recapture payments to the state with the additional enrollment. The move has reduced the district's recapture from about..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...shortfall from the money raised by the bond, so AISD has listed six underenrolled campuses in poor condition for..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

After Carstarphen, What Then?

Austin ISD enters a new era, searching for a road map

"...Meria Carstarphen as their new CEO. The next day, AISD's board selected Paul Cruz (see "It's Cruz Control –..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who Follows Barksdale?

AISD at-large seat draws five contenders

"...era of major change and, as is traditional in AISD, the at-large members will look beyond individual vertical teams..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's Next for Allan Elementary?

IDEA was sent packing – now AISD and the neighborhood face the school's 'repurposed' future

"...it became an elementary campus in 1980. In 2011, AISD trustees voted to contract with IDEA Public Schools to..."

Oct. 4, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fernando de Urioste Wins At-Large Austin ISD Seat

AISD gets union-preferred trustee

"...the many conversations I have already started with families, AISD community leaders, and stakeholders.”..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

New Bond Blues

"...Dear Editor, I read your article on the proposed AISD bond with great interest as an AISD parent and..."

Aug. 23, 2022 Postmarks

Equity, Clarity Sought in School Changes Process

(UPDATED) AISD hears from parents at both East and Westside schools

"...like, pressure is building around two central themes: whether AISD can really claim its plans are equitable when most..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Handcuffed

Is this what the African-American Achievement Plan looks like at AISD?

"...response, Anderson attended the Oct. 23 meeting of the AISD Board of Trus­tees. She wanted to know why there..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our recommendations for the May 8 elections

"...a seat on the board. Cowan has raised three AISD students and has devoted many years of dedicated volunteerism..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Overenrolled and Underenrolled

AISD's Elementary Schools

"...AISD considers a school to be underenrolled when enrollment falls..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature

'If Not Edison -- What?'

Austin Interfaith's Alliance programs represent one alternative to failing AISD schools.

"...it comes to gaps across ethnic and economic divides, AISD stands alone among the state's 20 largest school districts...."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Opinion – Now or Never: Hold the Superintendent Accountable to Communities of Color

The search for a new AISD superintendent is a critical opportunity to rethink priorities

"...the community equate to an issue of leadership. Traditionally, AISD, like many districts across the country, operates as a..."

May 8, 2020 Column by Danielle C.H. Wright

Where to Find Meal Services During Austin's School Closures

School districts distributing free meals for students, parents

"...As Texas schools prepare to shut down through April..."

March 21, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Election Coverage: Blowouts, Run-Offs in Education Elections

Anderson, Ashy, and a run-off at AISD

"...Anderson and Gordon, the only AISD incumbent on the ballot, agreed on what the Eastside..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Left Behind

AISD moves to close Webb Middle School – and transfer the "merchandise"

"...In January, AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione called a community meeting at Webb..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

IDEA's Admission Lottery Today

If only Vegas gave these odds

"...Public Schools is touting that it has exceeded its enrollment target for IDEA Allan and had to go to..."

May 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Zombies, Oprah, and Zoom, South By!

2021 SXSW EDU Online expands its scope

"...School District lost some 5,000 students from its projected enrollment in the pandemic fallout – some transferred, some simply..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Headlines

"...AISD enrollment is dropping, but by less than expected. New..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature

LBJ Science Academy Sucks Rocks

Gee Whiz, Mr. Science

"...publicly reassigned from the campus to a position with AISD central administration on September 28, it was quite a..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Naked City

The latest Texas Performance Review says AISD schools are operating under capacity, but AISD says their methodology masks school crowding.

"...Forgione has already set aside $15 million to upgrade AISD's information systems, and the issue has been discussed candidly..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...The previous night, the AISD board of trustees approved a resolution backing the ordinance,..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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