AISD High Schools Flunk Real-World Test
Audit says district poorly prepares grads for college or careers
"...SREB offered will shape several months of discussion and planning in the AISD community – and then the future..."
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Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
The Action's in Place 3
Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested
"...Local election campaigns have been notoriously unexciting of late: Unchallenged incumbents. Token opponents. Abysmal voter turnout...."
April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Austin ISD Begins to Move Eastside High Schools
New Eastside Memorial campus breaks ground, and more school shuffling
"...The "Eastside Shuffle" is officially underway at Austin ISD, after a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday at what will..."
Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Opinion: Investing in Working-Class Communities Is Central to Our Public Safety
Travis County D.A. Jose Garza argues we must invest time and resources the root cause of crime – instability
"...Labor Day, we celebrate the achievements and struggles of working people in our country. For two and a half..."
Sept. 10, 2021 Column by José Garza
What the Schools Want
"...more than just a handful of the 31 FABPAC meetings and 13 community engagement meetings where this was discussed..."
April 7, 2017 Postmarks
Three Plans for Four Eastside Schools
Four schools, three very different plans
"...Current Status: STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) hub in its first year of partnership..."
Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Rise in Absenteeism Is Costing Austin Public Schools Millions
Mental illness seems to be driving the absences, group says
"...School absences are costing local schools lots of money at a very bad..."
June 7, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
311 Story in Error
"..."...The 311 club, which the Austin Police department says may have a lax door policy..."
Oct. 25, 1996 Column
A Lesson in Bilingual Education
Middle East biliginual education group breaks new ground
"...Sometimes Austin schools seem impossibly divided. Sometimes it takes an external..."
Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
AISD to Consider Charters and Communities Tonight
Agenda a complex dance between trustees, neighborhoods and employees
"...As Austin ISD's Board of Trustees meets tonight, there will be..."
Dec. 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Is There an Equity Audit in AISD’s Future?
More analysis, debate likely before future school closures
"...Calls for a third-party "equity audit" at Austin ISD are growing, with some on the board of..."
Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Rid Communities of 'Dropout Factories'
"...Dear Editor, In response to the recent study from Bob Balfanz of..."
Nov. 5, 2007 Postmarks
Council: The Public Weighs In
Budget priorities continue to be debated
"...If things proceed as scheduled today, Thursday, Aug. 27, City Council..."
Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
AISD Accepts Monitor in New Deal With Texas Education Agency
Lesser of two evils?
"...It's a done deal – the Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted 8-1 on Tuesday night..."
Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
New Year, New Grim Milestones in Austin’s COVID-19 Crisis
Amidst an unprecedented surge, Austin could reach ICU surge capacity within the next week
"...start of the new year witnessed several grim milestones in Austin's COVID-19 crisis...."
Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan
Checking in With Area Musicians Yielded 80,000 Words of Pandemic Realness
Stay TF home
"...On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 10:10am – all area schools having shut down suddenly March 13 due to the..."
Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use
Race(s) to the West
"...Although District 6 in the city's far northwest – including the portion of..."
Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Czechs in Texas
"...Since Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836, the..."
July 19, 1996 Food Feature
With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date
So many more stories to tell
"...In 1895, a wealthy cotton trader named Daniel H. Caswell..."
July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
Thanksgiving as a Refugee in America
Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
"...The Al-Hallaq family just celebrated its first-ever American Halloween. In their small East Austin apartment sits a smiling pumpkin..."
Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Hard Times in the Land of Plenty
Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale
"...In the sorting room at the 20,000-square-foot warehouse on South..."
Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Austin Closes Bars, Dining Rooms in Latest COVID-19 Measures
Gatherings of 10 or more prohibited; orders in effect through May 1
"...As expected, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt..."
March 17, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison
Austin ISD Sees Opportunity for Big Money in Leasing Land
Untapped properties could help teachers, per superintendent
"...Not many people are aware of it, but the Austin Independent School District owns a lot of property in..."
June 21, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Austin Family & Kids' Activities in the Time of Coronavirus
Get creative and cure cabin fever
"...Spring break is extended, many of us are working from..."
March 16, 2020 Events Post by Katherine McNevins
Watson Wants Travis Whole in SBOE
Senate committee moves map keeping Travis split
"...The Senate Redistricting Committee today sent its committee substitute for State Board..."
April 27, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols
Dawn in the EAST
Big Medium's Shea Little recalls the East Austin Studio Tour's beginning
"...Shea Little gazes over Big Medium's parking lot, which has been converted haphazardly into a courtyard...."
Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood
Fightin' Words in Council Run-off
Shade swings; Tovo ducks
"...any doubt whether Randi Shade would duke it out in a run-off, those doubts were dispelled during a press..."
May 27, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Redistricting Lands in the Feds' Hands
Texas Democrats make their case in court and at the Dept. of Justice
"..."If the Republicans succeed in what they're trying to do, there will be only..."
Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King
Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words
The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories
"...MP3 file to fellow KOOP 91.7FM host Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group..."
Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe
Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35
The two candidates race to the left
"...For the first time in a decade, voters in Texas' 35th congressional district will..."
