The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Goes Digital

The Long Center’s annual celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre moves center stage to center screen

"...The Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Award show is like a mash-up..."

May 29, 2020 Arts Feature by Nataleah Small

The Universal High School Experience

Sarah Dessen's latest novel is 'The Moon and More'

"...Sarah Dessen hated high school. So how did she become a bestselling author..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Undercover on High School's Ritziest Glitziest Night It All Goes Down at Prom

"...This is a different high school story than the one you're used to reading..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature

University High

Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.

"...Jane is a straight-A high school student enrolled in a U.S. government course offered..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Graduation

This high school bank-heist caper flunks out.

"...Arkin, Aimee Garcia, Glynnis O'Connor and Huey Lewis. This high school bank-heist caper opens with a voiceover monologue that's..."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

School of Hard Knocks

Number Discrepancies

"...But schools are under increasing pressure to prepare students for college,..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More

Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more

"...School Finance: Add Cash, Subtract Reform..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD Board Passes New Rules on Grading and Graduation

Special AISD meeting installs modifications to adapt to coronavirus

"...the first day of virtual learning for Austin Independent School District came to a close, AISD’s Board of Trustees..."

April 7, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...everyone kind of had their own unique character ... old-school country with more rootsy seeds, Americana, swampy, a bit..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Getting School to Work

Aided by an infusion of new tax dollars from high-tech and other industries, Del Valle ISD finds success by investing heavily in school-to-career programs.

"...of technological innovation -- present-day realities in the state's school system stand out like smallpox sores. Texas leads in..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

SXSWedu Tackles High-Stakes Testing

How can student assessment be weaned away from an antiquated system?

"...to see what they had on their shelves, and schools tested once a year to see how well their..."

March 12, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Next Round of School Reform

AISD focuses again on Eastside schools

"...There's a consensus in the Austin Inde­pendent School District: The schools in East Austin should get the..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD High Schools Hit Target

TEA results for Austin improved from last year

"...become the bane of education policy: vouchers, charters, single-sex schools. As the Austin Independent School District receives some of..."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Businesses as Graduation Presents

"...who received ownership of a business as a college graduation present through saving and community engagement. Why don't we..."

Aug. 27, 2008 Postmarks

What Follows Five Years of Failure at Mendez Middle School?

Making the grade

"...as part of its new A-F accountability system, five schools in the Austin Independent School District received failing grades...."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School Accountability Gets Green Light

Can school accountability measure save Pearce and Reagan?

"...after lawmakers rolled out their planned reforms to the school accountability system, the new and improved draft changes received..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ghost Graduation

Spanish comedy about ghost students and a teacher who can talk to the dead and helps them graduate.

"...reviewed at press time. In this Spanish comedy, some high school students who died in a fire while in..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Teacher's Day: School's Out Forever

Only Alice Cooper could describe leaving school for the last time

"...For me, school is finally done for good (unless I do my..."

May 6, 2014 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Lege Goes to School: Education Bills

"...Taxes, finance, vouchers, graduation paths, "parent triggers," and community schools: Lawmakers have filed..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

High Tech, Low Priority?

Not Everyone Is Sold on Computers in Schools

"...little curious about using computers in her Hill Elementary School classroom, but frankly, she didn't want to give up..."

July 25, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Sculpting a School

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

"...helm of the college at a time when it's highly ranked among similar schools in the country, yet when..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Make Like Magic

"...Alpesh Patel. Starring: Abigail Spencer and Adrian R'mante. This high school romantic comedy follows two graduation-night storylines: the revenge..."

June 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

A no-drama session ends – will a high-drama special follow?

"...return, Democrats got an extra $3.9 billion into public schools. That falls short of the $5.4 billion cut inflicted..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perry Signs Education Bill: Now What?

Gov signs off on HB5 after veto speculation

"...wildly that Gov. Rick Perry might veto the comprehensive graduation and school accountability reforms in House Bill 5. Now..."

June 10, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Down With Tests, Up With Standards?

Bipartisan starting point for school graduation reform

"...knew there were 150 House votes for reforming the school graduation standards: He just didn't know what consensus reform..."

Jan. 26, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Where There's a Heartbeat, There's Hope

Author Michael Brick and principal Anabel Garza on saving Reagan High School

"...Spoiler alert: In Michael Brick's new book, Saving the School, the main character survives. That character is Reagan High..."

Aug. 17, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Endless Love

New era, same old story: young passions, forbidden love, and parents who just don't understand.

"...(Wilde) from a very wealthy family has traveled through high school as a distant presence, removed from any normal..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Booksmart

The kids are better than alright in Olivia Wilde's raucous, resonant comedy

"...to stay a wallflower. But on the eve of graduation, Molly decides that after so much studying hard and..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Into the Storm

The tornado may be bad, but the movie is not.

"...managed to find a tornado in a year. The high school’s assistant principal (Richard Armitage) is having no luck..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Go Rebels!

Travis High wins school state accountability appeal

"...Big day for the staff and students at Travis High School: The Texas Education Agency has granted the Austin..."

Oct. 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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