Shoot for the Moon

Actor Danny Trejo has made a film career out of playing criminals. Before that, he made a career out of being one. In town to shoot Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids, Trejo visited Travis High School to talk to students about the lessons he learned the hard way.

"...they should ask him for his autograph. At Travis High School, where he has come to make a presentation,..."

June 9, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...very interesting way of composing a soundtrack." – Raoul Hernandez Eastside Kings FestivalVarious locations, Friday 8 – Tuesday 12..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place – the high-concept horror from John Krasinski – leads today's massive announcement..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

TEA Rankings: AISD Improving

Only one campus marked academically unacceptable

"...The Texas Education Agency has released its school accountability ratings, and Austin ISD has managed to pull..."

July 30, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

How One Cottage Food Purveyor Helps Launch Careers

Kimchi Rók and the Clifton Career Development School bring young chefs to the table

"...Kimchi Rók sees it, hiring a Clifton Career Development School culinary arts student has multiple benefits. Not only will..."

April 14, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Austin at Large: Lowrider Knows Every Street

Digging deeper on the Eastside car club story reveals both our past and our future

"...very-much-alive César Chávez might turn up at my half-Anglo/half-Chicano high school to visit the MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de..."

April 2, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

School Shopping

"...In the ongoing battle to improve Austin's low-performing schools, the Austin Independent School District is considering something new:..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Kenny Gee Reps Austin Youth

SoundCloud rapper hustles his way into SXSW

"...contemporary Austin, yuppies rule Rainey Street, hipsters overrun the Eastside, and frat boys control West Sixth. Austin’s post-Janis Joplin..."

March 2, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

Who Can Vouch for the Charters?

The state's freewheeling experiment with charter schools gets a poor grade.

"...As proposals for public school voucher programs and related school issues are once again..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Lit-urday: The Same Sky

Compassion on divergent paths powers Amanda Eyre Ward's novel

"...road winds from Jake's very Franklin's-like eatery to the Eastside high school where Alice is awkwardly trying to provide..."

Aug. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Off Beat: Overflowing With Artifacts, the Texas Music Museum Asks City for Storage Space, Preservation Funding

Eastside gallery memorializes Black and brown musicians

"...presentations of the museum’s offerings at local Title I schools and senior centers, estimates another 25 exhibits – spanning..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

'If Not Edison -- What?'

Austin Interfaith's Alliance programs represent one alternative to failing AISD schools.

"...In the Texas Education Agency's 2001 assessment of state school districts, the Austin Independent School District as a whole..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

AISD’s Big Balancing Act

The Austin Independent School District is considering bringing a $1 billion bond to voters in November. That's a lot of money. What all would it do? And can the package keep everybody happy?

"...one of Austin's biggest property owners, the Austin Independent School District has a lot of real estate to worry..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Which (East) Side Are You On?

Community plays tug-of-war over Eastside Memorial High School

"...Relations between the Austin Independent School District and charter school firm Southwest Key may have..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature 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

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...$1.134 billion package goes to specific neighborhood campuses and schools of choice, as well as relocating the Rosedale special..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD to Consider Charters and Communities Tonight

Agenda a complex dance between trustees, neighborhoods and employees

"...district's Annual Academic and Facility Recommendations for the 2013-14 school year. Introduced last year by Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, the..."

Dec. 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

“Let’s Make a Deal”

"...Dear Editor, Austin School Board Member Jayme Mathias’ statement that the East Austin..."

Sept. 13, 2017 Postmarks

AISD Board Signs With Johns Hopkins, Approves Backup Plan

Board votes 8-0 for one-year contract

"...Austin Independent School District trustees have formally signed on the dotted line..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Keeping Up With the Joneses

A century of Austin music in one arrangement

"...Jones have more than 100 years' experience in Austin's Eastside music scene, history that spans popular music. Between them,..."

June 18, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

An IDEA Whose Time Has Passed?

The AISD board contemplates terminating its contract with IDEA Public Schools

"...The future of IDEA Public Schools in the Austin Independent School District may be short...."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's a Bad Idea

"...Austin ISD’s recent decision to outsource two East Austin schools to a charter company based in Brownsville, too little..."

Jan. 31, 2012 Postmarks

Not Everyone Keen on Charter IDEA

AISD considers partnership with charter school program

"...Austin Independent School District staff met a polite but chilly community response..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

All Key and No Lock

No deal on Eastside Memorial with Southwest Key

"...The Austin Independent School District has no current plans to discuss turning over..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Defending the death penalty, the new Gov, the schools, and all that Jazz.

"...City Schools Need Cooperation..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column

Community-Backed Charter in Travis Heights Goes to the Board

As AISD considers dumping one charter, a new one is floated

"...As the Austin Independent School Dis­trict considers showing one Eastside in-district charter school the..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

IDEA Still Hunting Enrollment

Students opting out of new charter school in favor of existing AISD schools

"...Whenever the Austin Independent School District talks about its alliance with IDEA Public Schools,..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...• Green test-run As Eastside Memorial High School looks toward a greener future –..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature

Battling for Music, History, and Learning

Juneteenth Battle of the Bands competition harkens back to days when marching bands enjoyed a celebrated place in Austin's black community, and creates opportunity for greater future African-American involvement in school bands.

"...culmination of a three-week cram session in the head-swaying, high-stepping style of marching called "SWAC," for Southwest Athletic Conference,..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Loving and Fighting

A history of struggle at Blackshear Elementary

"...already bred generations of East Austin youth when the school song was composed, during the Depression, and the decades..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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