Point Austin: Welcome to Hard Times

Ausitn Interfaith's summit addresses economic plans, current crisis

"...of the Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation, parent organization of Austin Interfaith. Cortes was in town Saturday morning for AI's..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Austin All Iced out... Again

Round up of local closures, bling

"...of the city are closed once more Wednesday, as Austin struggles to pick all the ice out its grill...."

Jan. 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Sending Out an SOS: Can the Fractured Austin Polis Find a Common Future?

"...last week with the launch of the LiveableCity campaign/coalition/movement, Austinites think the environment is important to our quality of..."

July 5, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship

Vote begins on $520 million school bond package

"...1996, with the election itself set for Sept. 11. Austin voters will decide whether the school district should spend..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools

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

"...system, and now even the chair of the House Public Education Committee has issued its warning: Without reform, school..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment

Every student counts

"...advertising Joslin as "The Coolest Ele­men­tary School in South Austin," information sheets about the area's middle and high schools,..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Point Austin: Somebody Else's Job

Where does the school finance ruling leave 5 million Texas students?

"...the state's system (if that's the right word) of public school finance is constitutional, overruling the judgment of state..."

May 20, 2016 News Column by Michael King

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

Never a slow news day

"...leaves its (20)teens for its (20)20s – about our schools, our police and justice systems, our land use and..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

AISD Blocks Parent-Funded Posts at Upscale Schools

New equity formula ends PTA pay

"...Beginning this fall, Austin ISD parent­-teacher associations will no longer be allowed to..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Public Notice: Schools and Environment

Big Saturday events for education and environment

"...Question: Is Austin truly a progressive city or just a pricey hipster..."

April 17, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

AISD Race: A Voice for Southwest Austin

Schneider faces two challengers as he seeks a fourth term

"...Austin ISD District 7 is the largest of the seven..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Save Texas Schools Declares Independence

Have Texas lawmakers made 'adequate yearly progress'?

"...was the message of the March 24 Save Texas Schools rally at the Capitol, as public education advocates gathered..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public and Trustees Blast AISD 'Repurposing' Plan

Speed and lack of public input criticized in hearings

"...meeting about Superintendent Pat Forgione's plan to "repurpose" three schools and a professional development academy into early childhood centers..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Frank Rivera

Public Notice: Ted Gordon Believes

Is it too late to fix the AISD bond package?

"...Eastside to Old Anderson, we will have three high schools [Eastside, LBJ, and Reagan] in District 1, of which..."

June 23, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: News Not Fit To Print

Trying to find a silver lining ... anywhere

"...at state agencies. When those staffers (e.g., Department of Public Safety administrators) were duly summoned to testify, they either..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Column by Michael King

AISD High Schools Flunk Real-World Test

Audit says district poorly prepares grads for college or careers

"...community – and then the future of AISD high schools...."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Public Education Under Fire

New doc Starving the Beast uncovers ideological clash

"...Austin-based filmmaker Steve Mims' latest documentary, Starving the Beast: The..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Closing Schools Won't Fix AISD Budget

We have the Legislature to thank for this mess

"...When the Austin Independent School District released a draft list of nine..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Taking a Mulligan?

Hancock Golf Course/Park plans seem to be off the boil

"...Hancock Conservancy held its twice-delayed open house meeting with Austin parks officials to discuss the future of the Central..."

March 5, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Turtles, Two-Steps, and Active "Shooters"

"...squabbles, our other sometimes fractious elected governing body, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees, has run headfirst into its..."

May 24, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Common Ground?

It's always darkest before the dawn

"...So, I was not exactly optimistic about City Council's..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

In Austin, Safety Comes at a (Too) High Price

The city's inflated budgets may have left Austin ped / bike projects empty-handed.

"...projects that have won funding for Safe Routes to Schools -- a state/federal program created to improve pedestrian and..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Latest on COVID-19 and Its Effects on Austin

Our News team's ongoing coverage of events in Austin and Texas

"...On the subject of testing, he said that state public labs can currently test 270 per day and that..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

What the Schools Want

"...the school board's consideration of the Facilities Master Plan [“Public Notice: Race and Education,” News, April 7] correctly notes..."

April 7, 2017 Postmarks

Public Notice: Tracking the Major Arcana

Planning Commission took votes related to Planned Unit Developments and Neighborhood Plan Contact Teams

"...the town's planning wonks were down at the CodeNEXT public comment meeting (see "Talk, For Sure. But Action?," Jan...."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Opinion: Want to Correct “Learning Loss” in Texas Schools? Listen to Texas Students.

To improve students' experience in school and their capacity to learn, student voices need to be amplified

"...in school. However, leaders are assuming that all Texas schools are safe spaces that are conducive to student learning,..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Column by Haley DeVos-Roy

Who Benefits From a Reconnected Austin?

"..."value creation" touted as a benefit of the Reconnect Austin plan may have side effects, says Bo McCarver. McCarver..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Point Austin: Behind the Numbers

What we talk about when we talk about budget cuts

"...This Chronicle work week began (as always, in medias..."

March 4, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Could AISD Shutter 12 Schools?

District discloses ideas for $55 million in budget cuts

"...Austin Independent School District officials are considering closing 12 campuses,..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Hogwarts at Austin High?

Some Austin High parents say the Academy of Global Studies should be its own school

"...Out of the roughly 2,100 students at Austin High School, about one in seven attend its Academy..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

« 1    ‹ BACK    4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13     NEXT ›    34 »