Austin ISD Moves To 100% Remote Learning for the Week Following Thanksgiving

On-campus instruction will resume Dec. 7

"...Last week Elizalde said AISD was considering moving to remote-only instruction for the week..."

Nov. 26, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice: 'Tis the Season

Parties nightly, and events in pairs

"...And two school choice events: The AISD Middle School Choice Fair lets students and parents explore..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...› City offices and the AISD schools are closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, which..."

Nov. 23, 2012 News Feature

Best-Laid Plans

How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.

"...provided or roused the leadership, sense of urgency, or funding necessary to forge decisive regional solutions. (A subcommittee of..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Bare Necessities

Budget decisions are about money ... and justice

"...As the Chronicle's Richard Whittaker reports ("Budget Woes at AISD"), Superintendent Pat Forgione has proposed a 3% raise for..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...to the strengths of the planned bond, saying, "As [AISD super­intendent] Dr. Forgione always tells me, don't let the..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• Funding the proposed second phase of the Central Texas toll..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...the millions of other Texans who rely on federal funding every day."..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...communities" – basically, career-oriented schools within schools that emphasize AISD's oft-repeated "four R's" of rigor, relationships, relevance, and results...."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Writer Spike Gillespie became a tempest in AISD's teacup when the principal of Highland Park Elementary School..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Price of an Education

As the Lege looms, don't bet the house on new money for schools

"...recapture system known as Robin Hood. Indeed, Perry chose AISD as the poster child for the latter project, noting..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Back to School

From Dallas to the Border, Texas shortchanges its children and its future

"...plight of its schools and schoolchildren appears equally glaring. AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione, among officials appearing from "wealthy" districts,..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Will It Float?

Bring out the slots and dancing girls – the Governor wants excellence!

"...school districts already tapped out on state and local funding...."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Loving and Fighting

A history of struggle at Blackshear Elementary

"...B. And it was an embarrassed Forgione and the AISD brass' turn to be unhappy...."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...joyful songs, just the relieved announcement Tuesday that the AISD Board of Trustees wants Pascal "Pat" Forgione Jr. to..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...appreciate this irony: Less than one week after an AISD research analyst admitted to county prosecutors that he altered..."

April 2, 1999 News Feature

Bond Election Cliffs Notes

General Obligation Bonds

"...Dessau Road.) Likewise, while Prop. 1 could provide substantial funding for non-auto travel, we'd need quite a bit more..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Now HOBO risks losing $200,000 in city and county funding because it is in such a serious state of..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

"...and expansion, will issue its final report to the AISD Board of Trustees on June 26. The committee has..."

June 23, 1995 News Feature

Public Notice: School Boards and Rail Lines

Searching for a super, roughing out the rail routes

"...an online public survey, GRR will meet with the AISD Board this coming week to develop the profile for..."

March 17, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Travis County Midterm Elections Live Blog

Abbott secures reelection, mayoral race goes to run-off

"...Thompson is at Kathryn Whitley Chu’s victory party. The AISD Trustee, District 4, candidate handily defeated opponent Clint Small..."

Nov. 8, 2022 News Post by the News Staff

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...commitment to Johnston's success and even assigned an experienced AISD principal as a mentor to Cavazos. "I will say,..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

School of Hard Knocks

Number Discrepancies

"...for their grade level. Every year, one in three AISD ninth-graders flunk too many classes to become sophomores, and..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...for a congressional sing-along in support of federal arts funding. Doggett gave a heartfelt rendition of "This Land Is..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Opinion: Electric School Buses Are a Win for Kids’ Health, the Environment, and Our Community

There's no safe level of exposure to diesel fumes for children, and yet our kids spend hours each week breathing fumes on diesel buses

"...our kids to school. Pre-pandemic, about one in four AISD students rode the bus to school, and studies show..."

March 12, 2021 Column by Mary Beth Bennett

Public Notice: Heads Up, Pandemic Parents:

Do You Want a Public School to Come Back To?

"...Here's why: Under state law, school funding and teacher staffing ratios are based on attendance and..."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Hall Hustle: An F1 Piñata

Break it open, and out streams council confetti

"...hand to present Item 98, implementing the city's long-gestating funding changes to social service providers and nonprofits, the composition..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 6/21/11

F1, pedicabs, Fun Fun Fun Fest & Willie close out council

"...Item 16: A three-year agreement between AISD and the Convention Center, allowing the convention center to..."

June 21, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...clogged arteries across the city. Federal cutbacks in transportation funding, however, have left the reconstruction of Brazos Street underfunded..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...of its Keep Austin Housed program, has lost key funding from AmeriCorps – meaning 25 employees won't be returning..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature

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