Allan, Fulmore No More

School district's effort to rename Confederate schools continues

"...four campuses Monday night. A task force determined that Fulmore Middle School should be renamed for Sarah Beth Lively,..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

National School Walkout

"...coincided with the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. Photos by Jana Birchum. Text by Acacia Coronado...."

April 21, 2018 Photo Gallery

Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names

A school by any other name ...

"...Nine months after the Austin Indepen­dent School District board voted to change the names of five..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

Don't Ask, Don't Know at Fulmore

"...The Austin Independent School District quickly offered an official response to the Sept...."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

More Community Feedback on Renaming Reagan High

Northeast Austin school will drop all connections to Confederate postmaster general

"...battle over renaming John H. Reagan Early College High School continues to drag on, but an end may be..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...Salvador Cavazos, the baby-faced 37-year-old principal of Fulmore Middle School, is excited. His lanky frame is perched..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Mock exam gets grown-ups involved in kids' study habits

"...woman president of the United States. But first, the Fulmore Middle School student has to pass all her state-required..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Budget Cuts, Name Changes at AISD

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

"...those reductions, especially a proposed increase in the secondary school student-teacher ratio...."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...anachronistic or ironic they may have become. Travis High School students and alumni are staunchly resisting pressure from teachers..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Our Little Town

Travis Heights Arrives

"...tied into the city's. And though the South Austin School was already overcrowded when the city schools took it..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD Catches a Ride With Cap Metro

Will free fares for students ease the district's budget woes?

"...student who lives more than two miles from the school they attend. According to the district's 2016-17 Comprehensive Annual..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Naked City

"...her original intent as cutting down on panhandling near schools and reducing roadside deaths. Noting the 211 panhandling citations..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...pleased with Benedict's proposal are parents and teachers at Fulmore Middle School, who have long felt the theatre's patrons..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature

Public Notice: 'Tis the Season

Parties nightly, and events in pairs

"...Wed., Dec. 9, 6-8:30pm, at Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2300 Red River...."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...decision to start a mentor program at Johnston High School. A colleague of mine who was leading our school..."

May 16, 2003 Column

2005 Kids Summer Camps

An annotated list of several places where kids could be going this summer to enjoy physically and mentally invigorating activities

"...dog days of summer. Offered at four local elementary schools – Davis, Doss, Mills, and Pease – kids discover..."

April 29, 2005 Features Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Ever since the Austin Independent School District began tracing new school boundaries early last year,..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature

Happenings

Nov. 8-14

"...A PLACE TO DO HOMEWORK: CONNECTING AFFORDABLE HOMES WITH SCHOOL SUCCESS Austin's fourth Affordable Housing Summit focuses on housing..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

News items

"...Garcia -- who succeeded the former Carole McLellan as school board president 25 years ago, when she resigned to..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Second Chances

"...Vicki Baldwin, pricipal, Gonzalo Garza Independence High School photograph by John Anderson..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"..."Basically," says Margaret, "I walked everywhere. I walked to school. I walked to San Jose Parish, the grocery store,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Viva Bilingual Ed

Texas Not Likely to Follow California's Lead

"...the title, as failing confidence in the state's public school system and frustration with booming immigration culminated in the..."

June 12, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Council: Burning Daylight

Passing the hot bond potato

"...So here we are, in the middle of FY 2017 budget preparation (see "Working the Budget"),..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

The Learnin' Calendar

You still have the opportunity to have a say about when Austin ISD begins the 2006-7 school year

"...Should the 2006-07 school year begin on Aug. 15 or Aug. 21? The..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Say Hello to the New (Less Confederate) Schools

Five AISD schools will get a name change

"...begin the process of changing the names of five schools or facilities named after individuals who fought for the..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

El Quemado

For more than 40 years, José Francisco Treviño has been exploring the world of art. Now, in the largest retrospective it has ever presented, Mexic-Arte Museum shows us Treviño's discoveries, and Mary Jane Garza explains how they came to be.

"...15 years old, his art teacher and mentor at Fulmore Middle School on South Congress gave the young artist..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...lesson in free speech for some magnet students at Fulmore Middle School. Chair Gail Lowe (l) ordered the students..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature

Developing Stories

Connect-the-dot conversations heard around town

"...summit is this Saturday, Nov. 10, from 8am to 12:30pm at Fulmore Middle School. Breakfast provided. The summit focus: correlations between..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...burqua." Iraq is actually among the more progressive of Middle Eastern countries on women's rights. -- Lee Nichols..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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