Naked City

Teachers union and Forgione spar over raises

"...ISD board auditorium to watch the budget debate show. AISD's trustees have before them the unpleasant job of deciding..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Austin Public Schools May Need to Consolidate. Trustees Aren’t All Ready to Talk About It.

Candid ruminations on the possibility of school closures in AISD

"...AISD already cut $30 million from last year’s budget and..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

Page Three: Hell in a Handbasket
or, the Worst of Austin

A week in the life of local government

"...First came the strident campaign hammering the AISD board of trustees not to call for a tax-hike..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Nick Barbaro

House Rolls Out School Finance Bill

Republican leaders propose $9 billion in funding for public schools over the next two years

"...conference on Tuesday, March 5, proposing $9 billion in funding for public schools over the next two years, on..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Data, Dollars, and Defending Austin ISD at the Capitol

Highlights from the AISD Board of Trustees' first meeting in 2023

"...new superintendent. Five search firms have submitted proposals to AISD; a subcommittee of trustees is researching each one and..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

What the Task Force Wrought

Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions

"...Task Force co-Chair Janet Mitchell had recently graduated from AISD's UpClose community engagement program; Richard Frazier, her co-chair, teaches..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Surely We're All Worth a Nickel?'

Will AISD flinch from tax election?

"...teachers are among the state's lowest paid. Now the AISD Board of Trustees looks set to reject a plan..."

Aug. 23, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Mother alleges district violated her murdered daughter's civil rights.

"...it has most famously been used to ensure equal funding for women's athletics programs, but has recently also been..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

AISD Bond Vote Set

"...AISD trustees have set the date for a $369.4 million..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature

Jeb! Trains His Energy on Mastery

Please clap for Bush’s ambitious yet familiar SXSW EDU pitch

"...thinks is a “mastery-based system of learning” that ties funding to student outcomes...."

March 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Quote of the Week: Ted Gordon

AISD Trustee Ted Gordon on school funding

"...now expected to receive more in local property tax funding than is retained by the school district, and a..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Column

The Daily Hustle: 3/30/11

City hits send on e-mail archiving changes

"...to him and Laura Morrison from a constituent addressing AISD funding woes. This message came from AISD facility master..."

March 30, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Larry Goes to Dallas

AISD CFO Larry Throm takes on the challenge of fixing broken ISD

"...Coming in soon after AISD hired Superintendent Pat Forgione nine years ago, they've been..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Low wages, sprawl among the concerns of package detractors

"...begin Aug. 25 on a $520 million bond package funding capital improvements in Austin ISD, some Austin groups are..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

News Roundup: Climate, Cuts, and Cuckoos

Austin attends the Paris climate conference

"...of faith leaders urge the governor not to cut funding for Planned Parenthood; and more...."

Dec. 14, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Public Notice: Just to Clarify

Speedway post office closing, AISD spending delayed?

"...relief funds (see Clara Ence Morse's piece on the funding), and now they're going to sit on it for..."

May 7, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Legislators Take Direct Aim at Austin’s Support for Abortion

Bills target city's funding of logistical assistance

"...R-Allen, (House Bill 1173) would prohibit local governments from funding any logistical support for abortion, a direct shot at..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

TDH: 5/24/11

Rapid bus, ABIA cell-phone waiting, historic zoning before council

"...they've been gone. After the jump, agenda highlights including funding for rapid bus service, a cell-phone waiting area at..."

May 24, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 3/31/11

City wants your input; Laura Morrison shares e-mails

"...Texas Observer, looking to preserve $20,000 in cultural arts funding they receive; a message to Bill Spelman seemingly poking..."

March 31, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Council: They Bring Their Ukes Along

Today at City Council: It's gonna be a long one

"...an end to legislative Austin-bashing and state extortion of AISD funding – but in fact the mall is the..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Fixing the Gap

Mayors tackle school finance at SXSWedu

"...or city hall. To this end, the city and AISD are considering a tax swap: The district will drop..."

March 18, 2016 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

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...on track to send Gov. Greg Abbott the largest funding boost for the state's public schools in more than..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: The Score

How the 83rd did on water infrastructure, the budget, education, the environment, and transportation

"...of the Sierra Club, called the $2 billion "seed funding" for future projects. Is $2 billion to be loaned..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools

The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?

"...justices last year issued a bifurcated ruling on school funding after years of challenges. The good news for education..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• AISD accepted a settlement agreement on Feb. 20 in the..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...and only talked about teachers when I asked about funding their salaries...."

May 1, 1998 Column

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

Never a slow news day

"...of Dennis Bonnen, the first positive moves on school funding in a decade, and the relative lack of culture-war..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Nov. 6 Elections: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...city lease parkland to a school district (such as AISD) for a purpose that the City Council concludes is..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

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