Tempers Flare as AISD Board Tackles Confederate Legacy

Name change issue punted to the board's policy committee

"...to their namesakes' roles in the Confederacy: Sidney Lanier High; John H. Reagan High; Eastside Mem­orial High School at..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

IDEA's Records Show Kids From Across District

Charter school says its fulfilling mission to serve the underserved

"...fewer East Austin students than planned, but the charter school group argues that it's bringing college opportunities to an..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD's Partnership With IDEA

"...Jan. 31] regarding Austin ISD’s partnership with IDEA Public Schools. I would like to take this opportunity to respond..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Postmarks

The History of an IDEA

Factchecking the AISD trustees' op-ed claims

"...the PR pummeling it took over the IDEA Public Schools debacle. But if its latest attempt to rewrite history..."

Dec. 28, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Examine Complexities of IDEA Issue

"...of partnering with IDEA to create two in-district charter schools is a philosophical issue [“Kicking Around an IDEA,” News,..."

Dec. 19, 2011 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...shuttle rider poll, in which the shuttle service received higher scores this year in every category, and 87% of..."

June 4, 2004 Column

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...Transportation office building, stacked with dozens of other rolled-up highway sketches in a tiny space that resembles a high..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...lyricism. While siblings Tracy and Erika were in middle school, they formed the teen group Cooly Girls in 1987..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Naked City

Proposal marries Global Tech, Green Tech high schools

"...Eastside Memorial: Together Again..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...committee on Catholic identity. I have been in Catholic schools (including Boston College) for 27 years. I don't claim..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column

Spinning Yarns

Tracing generations' worth of jazz and R&B history through the Texas Trumpets

"...that, even in a line, they always complement the Eastside Lounge house band (led by longtime music vet Clarence..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...for a permanent superintendent begins after the May 2 school board elections. In a related matter, a public hearing..."

April 17, 1998 News Feature

Cha'keeta B Goes From Running Track to Running Tracks

Multifaceted rapper/entrepreneur looks to take names

"...worthy of a drip check. By many accounts, the Eastside-raised emcee holds a place within the higher tiers of..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Lee Elementary Still Lee Elementary

Campus renaming debate still rumbles on the AISD board

"...by raw coincidence, came the day before San Diego School Board Trustees renamed their Robert E. Lee Elementary as..."

May 26, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Roots, Reckonings, and Resolutions

Roots

"...something of a name for himself. After graduating from high school in neighboring Smithville, he stayed in Crafts Prairie..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Billion-Dollar AISD Bond Goes to Vote in November

Billion-dollar bond will go to vote in November

"...With the last-minute addition of a new middle school for the Mueller development, Austin Independent School District trustees..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...ConnectED initiative – a plan to connect all American schools with high-speed broadband access by 2017. As for state..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...potential effects on the foundry's nearest neighbor: Zavala Elemen­tary School. A 12-year veteran of the Texas Air Control Board..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TCB

Getting funky with marching bands, ridiculous petitions, and an even more ridiculous amount of new albums

"...a huge part of the black college experience at schools like Prairie View A&M, Southern, and Grambling; afterward, Destiny's..."

June 17, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...has signed off on a plan to divide Johnston High School into three smaller "learning communities." See "Johnston High..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

East Austin Videos

"...videos include profiles of bluesman Clarence Pierce of the Eastside Kings; Mrs. Robinson, a neighborhood resident who has been..."

July 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exclusive Interview With Wrestling Legend Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright

Deposed local champ tells it like it is before Soul Grudge Showdown VI

"...The legendary Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright of the Blue High Machine Mid-Southern Wrestling Coalition is not an easy man..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who's On First?

AISD makes political faux pas

"...public fury over the potential closure of nine AISD schools has become an object lesson in how not to..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our recommendations for the May 8 elections

"...May 8, Austin voters return to the polls for school board and Austin Community College board of trustees races...."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Be Real

Sound Team's major label debut has Capitol

"...back to Antone's, where this guy of the old school had Albert King and Muddy Waters and John Lee..."

June 9, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Austin -- all to be traversed by the new Eastside highway -- have ordinances limiting new billboards, the state..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD: Get With the Times

Modernizing the district in more ways than one

"...The Austin Independent School District's Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Monday to..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Design for Living

Fusebox Festival creates a pop-up village as part of its thinkEAST Living Charrette

"...and talks. We have a tent with the UT School of Architecture, and their students are creating this library..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Entertaining Angels

Skylark Lounge pianist Margaret Wright plays divine

"...inordinate risk associated with maintaining a lounge on the Eastside (revisit "Cold Sweat," June 13, 2014). Such an enterprise..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...child. Yet between No Child Left Behind's culture of high-stakes standardized testing, the reform movement's bullish attitude to bulldozing..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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