Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...signed an executive order last week to end federal funding for NPR and PBS stations throughout the country. That..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...school tuition, with the result being less public school funding. Those demonstrating against the plan chanted “no vouchers, fund..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature

One Week After Warning of School Consolidations, AISD May Have Its First Target

Dobie Middle School low test scores create risk of TEA takeover

"...County Commissioner Brigid Shea, City Council Member Chito Vela, AISD Board President Lynn Boswell. Principal Roxanne Walker spoke. The..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Will AISD Be OK?

"...that's hard to believe, looking around LASA HS in AISD. There are raccoons in the floors, mice in the..."

April 8, 2025 Postmarks

SOS From AISD

"...spent a large portion of my life attending an AISD school, but with all the ongoing budget cuts and..."

April 7, 2025 Postmarks

School Consolidation Comes to Austin ISD With Funding Down

It’s here

"...helps school districts improve efficiency. Gibson told the trustees AISD has smaller schools than comparably sized districts. He identified..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Where is the resistance? Here.

"...million in the current school year to $110 million. AISD leaders say that in response they have instituted a..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...our Texas Lege has been cutting into public school funding for some time now, with an average of $1,300..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...has generated less money for parks from the once-reliable funding stream...."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Is Finding More and More Ways to Cut Expenses in Budget Crunch

All the cuts, all the time

"...saying the cuts will have little effect on classrooms. AISD has even identified another $47 million in planned cuts..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

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

Austin Schools Need More Money, Like Yesterday

AISD wants to increase school funding in the upcoming session

"...Texas Republicans refused to increase funding for the state’s struggling schools in the 2023 legislative..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The 10 Biggest Austin News Stories of 2024

A year of upheaval and settling dust

"...its operating expenses, and even if voters approved more funding through a property tax increase, the district would still..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by the News Team

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...competing for the at-large place 8 seat on the AISD board. Early voting will continue to run through Dec...."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature

Austin ISD’s New Board Is Mostly Decided, With One Runoff to Go

Two former teachers will face off in December

"...Austin, the district’s teachers union, and board trustees on AISD’s $119 million budget deficit...."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Voters Approve Tax Increases to Fund Public Schools, Day Care for Low-Income Families

The two Prop A's pass easily

"...measure that will provide millions of dollars of extra funding to the district. Prop A will raise school taxes..."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Money For Schools, or Money for the State: As..."

Nov. 1, 2024 News Feature

Endorsements for the November 2024 General Election

Mayor, City Council, propositions, and more endorsements from our editorial board

"...bill by $126. That’s well worth it. Specifically, this funding would create just under 2,000 new slots for babies..."

Oct. 18, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Clearing Up Campaign Contributions

"...caps AND I’m the only candidate to get public funding in a runoff. If other candidates want big money..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Postmarks

Will Voters Agree to Max Out School Property Taxes Amid Budget Crisis?

Austin ISD asks residents to support a property tax increase

"...proposal – that because of the state’s complicated school funding mechanism, only about $40 million of the $170 million..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...AISD Administrator Back After Charge: Austin ISD’s chief financial officer,..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature

Even With Tax Increase, Austin ISD Will Need Significant Spending Cuts

Eliminating positions, closing schools, other possibilities on the table

"...public by explaining where the cuts might come from. AISD’s Jacob Reach presented 23 separate possibilities to the trustees...."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Sees Opportunity for Big Money in Leasing Land

Untapped properties could help teachers, per superintendent

"...a lot of property in this town. According to AISD Superintendent Matias Segura, the district is one of Austin’s..."

June 21, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Amid Budget Crisis, Austin ISD Leaders Push Vaguely to “Rethink How We Work”

Sense of doom as no one solution will be enough

"...election in the fall in order to provide more funding for schools. The proposed vote, known as a voter-approval..."

June 14, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Point Austin: The Abbott and GOP Project Is an Exercise in Brute Political Cynicism

What’s at stake in Texas

"...has also explicitly tied any increase in public school funding to approval of vouchers, in the sort of extortion..."

June 12, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Austin ISD Budget Shortfall Could Put School Closures on the Table

Desperate times may lead to desperate measures

"...Indeed, in the weeks since Segura’s response, AISD has settled on a three-year response to the deficit..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Rise in Absenteeism Is Costing Austin Public Schools Millions

Mental illness seems to be driving the absences, group says

"...public school districts in Texas because attendance directly affects funding. Each day an enrolled student is absent from class..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Much Will Rent Increase if Voters Approve Austin ISD Property Tax Boost?

Most renters can expect less than $35 change in monthly rent

"...on all properties in the district, personal and commercial. AISD Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Ramos calculates that changing the..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Texas’ School Funding Scheme Contributed to Austin ISD’s Massive Budget Shortfall

Recapture is just one puzzle piece

"...Foster was lamenting the state’s role in AISD’s spiking budget deficit. The 2024-25 deficit shot from $60..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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