Opening the Doors

As college access tightens, minority students and families, and educators, look for ways to help more students.

"...academic adviser René Sanchez's office at Lyndon B. Johnson High School this month -- a lot of college dreams..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...The lower Eastside is increasingly dotted with high-end restaurants and chic bars..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

AISD Board: Place Six

Three run to replace Moya

"...himself as "an ambassador and a worker for the school district," both personally and professionally. Saldaña's PR business has..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

IDEA Enrollment Numbers Fall Short

Charter school sits at 93% capacity

"...IDEA Allan, the Austin Independent School District's controversial in-district charter school, has failed to reach..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Enrollment Stalling, IDEA Gets Magnetic

IDEA begins recruiting districtwide, magnet-style

"...Last fall, when the Austin Independent School District first proposed handing campuses over to IDEA Public..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...you think your rent or house payment is too high for what you're getting. Uh huh. Now, who's given..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

It Gets Better

"...read your letter and said "Yeah, I remember that. School sucks. I hope she gets out of there okay."..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Column

Just Say No Way

Same Old Song

"...new Tiger Market going up next door to Reagan High School in Northeast Austin. City ordinance prohibits the sale..."

April 2, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Fonte's Inferno

ACC's New Pres Faces the Hot Issues in East Austin

"...the view from his fifth-floor office at the college's Highland Mall headquarters. "And that's particularly true in the workforce..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Shining Star Goes Dark

A tragedy at Reagan High School evokes a mother's courageous response.

"...28, the Austin Police Dept. was called to Reagan High School. Fifteen-year-old Ortralla Mosley, Carolyn's youngest daughter, had just..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment

Every student counts

"...there are fliers advertising Joslin as "The Coolest Ele­men­tary School in South Austin," information sheets about the area's middle..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

AISD: Back to Basics

A vision for the district, and renaming Confederate schools

"...should be the top priority for the Austin Independent School District, its board of trustees agreed on Monday at..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD: Propositions for a Full Board

Trustees mull bond package after Geronimo Rodriguez tabbed to succeed Paul Saldaña in District 6

"...The Austin Independent School District took two major steps toward defining its future..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...shy. He was already a veteran of East Austin schools when he arrived at Zavala in the spring of..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Approves Its Big IDEA, 6-3

Board ignores overwhelming opposition to charter proposal

"...lot of things: Texas comptroller, Austin mayor, Austin Independent School District board president. But at Monday's school district board..."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Matching Buildings to Kids, or Vice Versa?

AISD aims to resolve under- and overcrowding issues with its facilities master plan

"...For the first time, Austin Independent School District is working on a facilities master plan, intended..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Johnston Seniors Bid Final Farewell

A bittersweet occasion for Johnston's last graduating class

"...last valedictory address of Austin's 48-year-old Albert Sidney Johnston High School...."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

No Bilingual Blueprint?

Forgione's new blueprint attracts critics who worry it will mean the end of the dual language program.

"...On Monday night, Austin Independent School District Superintendent Pat Forgione met with parents at Harris..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

AISD De-Magnetized?

A proposal to move AISD's Liberal Arts Academy to LBJ High School almost certainly means resegregation for Johnston High School, its former home.

"...recommendations from a community working group and Austin Independent School District Superintendent Pat Forgione, the AISD board appears poised..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

The Life and Death of Schools

Educational warrior Diane Ravitch takes on the "school reform" movement

"...two decades – from No Child Left Behind to high-stakes testing and the ongoing, bipartisan, national love affair with..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On Having Heart

Reagan Principal Anabel Garza just wants time

"...Austin Chronicle: Looking back at the 2010 school year, you'd come out of some success at the..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...APD officers, and department critics – who give Acevedo high marks for his ability to connect with people and..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will District Support Neighborhood Schools?

"...anyone in the superintendent's office regarding the in-district charter school plan for the Eastside Memorial High School and all..."

Nov. 16, 2011 Postmarks

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Police dropped charges against AISD senior Mamadee Kamara – but that didn't stop the district from acting as judge and jury

"...that something happened on the property of Kealing Middle School on the evening of July 14. And Austin Independent..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TEA to Pearce: Drop Dead

School officials and community are blindsided by agency's decision to close Pearce Middle School

"...of Education Robert Scott's decision to close Pearce Middle School, announced last week, isn't the end. It's supposed to..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"...Crafton and raised in Austin. A debutante in the Eastside's social organization the Cosmopolite Club, Miller was sponsored by..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...an opinion piece on the long-suppressed development of the Eastside should include talking to neighbors ["How Not to Gentrify:..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column

AISD Casts a Wider Blueprint

The Austin ISD announced its expansion of the Blueprint Initiative to LBJ and Reagan high schools

"...the district's Blueprint Initiative was expanded to include two Eastside high schools: Reagan and LBJ. Two middle schools, Dobie..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...say, all of them), plus districtwide stuff like low-emission school buses and new computers and musical instruments and fixing..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

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