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"...wonks love to talk about school accountability and high-stakes testing. But at the ground level, it's the state of..."
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Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Naked City
"...QUOTE OF THE WEEK "He is losing the war. The body armor he supplies to his..."
Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature
AISD Gets the Ball Rolling on High School Redesign
Gates Foundation grant pushes attempt to completely rethink high school
"...Slice! Dice! Mix! Puree! On Thursday the Austin ISD board of trustees grappled with the proper recipe..."
Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Ten Down ... 90% to Go
AISD votes to move the Liberal Arts Academy from Johnston to LBJ, a move that magnet parents support but many others question.
"...On November 26, the Austin Independent School District board of trustees voted to move..."
Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Michael May
Extra Credit
Grading the Governor
"...As the current legislative session enters a critical period in which billions in new funding for schools is at..."
May 28, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Story of an American Music
Hector Galán's Songs of the Homeland
"...Hector Galán couldn't get anyone to hear the music in Tejano. When the filmmaker tried to secure funding for..."
Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature
Connecting a Whole Community
Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide
"...room at the back corner of the DeWitty Job Training Center on Rosewood Avenue, the only noise heard down..."
Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma
School Closings Under Fire
Austinites pack Delco Center to oppose closing of schools
"...crowded the Delco Activity Center Wednesday night, essentially unanimous in opposition to draft proposals by the Austin ISD's Facility..."
Jan. 12, 2011 News Post by Michael King
Naked City
"...district. It's obvious to me that anybody but me running here will overwhelmingly win the seat." – Tom DeLay,..."
April 7, 2006 News Feature
AISD Goes Global
Johnston High School welcomes immigrant students and makes waves in the neighborhood
"...Michael Martinez walked to the United States from his native Mexico,..."
Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Big Fish,Small Bowl
On View: Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Moses
"...figure -- with a group of about 30 students clamoring outside his office at the Texas Education Agency (TEA),..."
Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten
Texas Education Agency on the Money
Budget cuts coming to state public schools. Sound familiar?
"...Texas Education Agency will seek about $3.5 billion less in funding for public schools through 2021, according to a..."
Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Naked City
"..."It's not about them; it's about us." -- Austin attorney Richard "Dicky" Grigg, speaking about his experiences as..."
Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature
No Man's Land
Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres
"...Turning off FM 1325 onto tattered Northridge Acres Drive is..."
June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith
BookPeople Leads Lawsuit Against State on Book Ban
Plaintiffs contend HB 900 infringes on free speech
"...Yesterday, a group of booksellers led by Austin’s BookPeople and Houston’s Blue Willow Bookshop filed a lawsuit..."
July 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher
Austin Updates COVID Protocols Amid Abbott's Tightening Grip on Local Authorities' Powers
Local and state officials wrestle over mask mandates, again
"...Following several relatively uneventful months in COVID-19 sparring between local..."
May 21, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan
Opinion: I’m a Chaplain. Here’s Why I Oppose Replacing School Counselors With Chaplains.
As a chaplain and school volunteer, the Rev. Deborah Reeves explains why school districts should reject the option to install chaplains in public schools
"...As a mother, I volunteer in my children's elementary school. I have served as a..."
Oct. 27, 2023 Column by Deborah Reeves
Time to Defund
"...Dear Editor, I am writing to demand that Mayor Adler and the City Council..."
June 9, 2020 Postmarks
More Than 200 UT Students Traveled to Cabo San Lucas for Spring Break. Guess How Many Now Have Coronavirus.
Ages 20-40 account for half of positive cases in Travis County
"...The University of Texas at Austin is now aware of over 200 UT students who..."
April 8, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan
Where to Find Meal Services During Austin's School Closures
School districts distributing free meals for students, parents
"...As Texas schools prepare to shut down through April 3 – either..."
March 21, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan
A Collaborative Approach to Affordable Housing at SXSW
Nonprofits consider "a better way to tackle a big problem”
"...It’s easy to forget in our little Austin bubble that the housing crisis we..."
March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Nina Hernandez
Point Austin: Building Cathedrals
Public libraries and schools sustain a common culture
"...Last Saturday, I was delighted to join several thousand of my closest friends in touring the..."
Nov. 3, 2017 News Column by Michael King
There Goes the Neighborhood
City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals
"...Four times a year, Sheila Fabrizio travels to Austin from her home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with her 20-year-old..."
June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt
No Sex, No Moms
Welfare Reform Funds Abstinence Ed to Curb Momhood
"...Dr. Joe McIlhaney believes that abstinence education is the best way to prevent the proliferation..."
May 30, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten
Top 10 Austin Nonprofits Working to End Food Insecurity
Because everyone needs and deserves access to food
"...Good Work Austin..."
Dec. 15, 2022 Food Post by Clara Wang
Austin Campuses Still Closed, But Not (Yet) for Sale
What to do with Austin's closed elementary schools?
"...COVID changed the conversation, the No. 1 topic at Austin ISD was the fallout over the controversial School Changes..."
Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon
Undocumented, Unafraid
Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests
"...University student fixed her eyes on a YouTube video showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting members of..."
March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma
I Pee With LGBT
Richard Linklater debuts ad denouncing the Texas bathroom bill
"...Trans rights activists and allies around Texas are “rolling up their sleeves, pulling down their pants, and peeing..."
Feb. 22, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin
Davis Calls for School Funding Settlement
Says AG Abbott is "defending the indefensible"
"...In a brief press conference held outside the Rio Grande..."
Feb. 10, 2014 News Post by Michael King
Arne Duncan = Ally
Barack Obama selects Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education, so what does this mean for the gays?
"...currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools, and a full-on supporter of the expansion of Chicago's..."
Dec. 17, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell
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