Eastside Memorial It Is

"...Johnston High is no longer Johnston High. As the Texas..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Memorial Community: Accentuate the Positive

Supporters hope Education Commissioner sees gains

"...The next few days will be make-or-break for Eastside Memorial..."

June 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Memorial Celebrates

High school meets state standards, first time since 2002

"...Eastside Memorial High School at the Johnston Campus didn't just..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

If the AISD Board Won't Come to the Mountain

Eastside supporters offer to meet trustees

"...The Austin Independent School District board of trustees has not..."

Dec. 17, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Principal Out

Coburn quits on eve of charter recommendation

"...Seems like it never rains but it pours for the families of Eastside Memorial High School at the Johnston..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Statesman Advertising Supplement Cheers Eastside Gentrification

Update: Statesman removes article, reiterates apology

"...Congratulations, California investors and trendy millennial homeowners! Too long have..."

July 2, 2017 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Three Plans for Four Eastside Schools

Four schools, three very different plans

"...Eastside Memorial High School..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD to Consider Ridding School Names of Confederate Legacy

AISD Board in the process of crafting a mechanism that allows for renaming schools upon public request

"...Austin Independent School District trustees could adopt a new policy for renaming..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's Johnston Now?

East Austin high gets new name

"...The Austin ISD Board of Trustees has just voted to..."

Aug. 11, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Mark Your (School Planning) Calendars

Superintendent lays out new proposal

"...Austin Independent School District Superintendent Meria Carstarphen has laid out her timetable..."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Smartest Kids in the Room

Hint: It may not be the AISD board of trustees

"...Between budget cuts and the unrelenting anti-intellectualism of standardized testing, there is no place..."

April 29, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Board Finally Renames Lanier High

School board renames campus for former student, fallen veteran Juan Navarro

"...The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted on Monday night..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Budget Cuts, Name Changes at AISD

Union urges wait-and-see stance on funding at board meeting

"...The Austin ISD Board of Trustees met Monday night for..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Duality of Southwest Key

An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate

"...An oversized mural, of children enjoying outdoor activities, adorns the side of South­west Key's headquarters in East Aus­tin. A..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

AISD's Speed Search for Eastside Suitor

District is under the gun to draw a road map for troubled high school

"...The clock is counting down yet again for Eastside Memorial..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Meeting in the Rain

Eastside supporters gather outside Allan as board dithers

"...The AISD Board of Trustees may be gathering in a..."

Dec. 19, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Reagan High Stands Up and Fights

Reagan High doesn't want to follow in Johnston's footsteps

"...front of a crowd of about 200 in Reagan High School's cafeteria – as passionate and committed as she..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...history, a number of stories have been written about what has come to be known as the "Sneed House."..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

A Plan and the Man With Its Fate in His Hands

The repurposing of Pearce Middle School

"...On Monday, Aug. 3, the Austin Indepen­dent School District board of trustees voted unanimously..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Repurposed: But For How Long?

Commissioner Scott decides not to remove the axe from East Austin school

"...At last night's AISD board meeting, trustees were informed of..."

Aug. 25, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lee Elementary Still Lee Elementary

Campus renaming debate still rumbles on the AISD board

"...Time to update your address book: Robert E. Lee Elementary is now..."

May 26, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TEA Rankings: AISD Improving

Only one campus marked academically unacceptable

"...The Texas Education Agency has released its school accountability ratings,..."

July 30, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Timeline of Key Changes

A decade of changes in Eastside schools

"...For decades, East Austin schools felt like they were being ignored by AISD and..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...• The Austin American-Statesman announced Wednesday that Cox Enterprises Inc., which..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature

Lee Elementary No Longer Lee Elementary

Renaming process has begun

"...There will be one less sign of Texas' Civil War..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Urban Roots

Urban Roots gets kids growing vegetables and growing up, too

"...Urban Roots is a local nonprofit that combines sustainable agriculture with youth development, and it works...."

Oct. 3, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

AISD Targets Confederate Names

Superintendent Paul Cruz wants new names in place by March

"...Austin Independent School District administrators have asked trustees to rename five campuses..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who's On First?

AISD makes political faux pas

"...The public fury over the potential closure of nine AISD..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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