Eastside Partner Search Narrows To Two Contenders

Johns Hopkins and American Institutes for Research are top candidates

"...school year – to select a partner to replace IDEA Public Schools in the Eastside Memorial Vertical Team. The..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...blurring line between church and state in Texas’ public schools. A Rice University survey of the Texas educational landscape..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature

AISD Board Picks Johns Hopkins as Eastside Partner

Unanimous vote has community support

"...Ever since AISD terminated its contract with IDEA Public Schools to run the entire Eastside Memorial Vertical..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...an educational policy paper this week. The TPPF tackled charter schools. While the group generally promotes charters as a..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature

Top 10 Education Stories

"...since Judge John Dietz told lawmakers that Texas public schools are underfinanced, and yet they still refused to add..."

Jan. 1, 2016 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

'Fighting For, Not Against' Eastside

Now the turnaround work begins on troubled campus

"...hand the entire Eastside vertical team over to the IDEA Public Schools charter group, he approved the five-year partnership..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

If the AISD Board Won't Come to the Mountain

Eastside supporters offer to meet trustees

"...requesting a meeting before Monday's vote on handing their schools over to IDEA Public Schools...."

Dec. 17, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...Abbott the largest funding boost for the state's public schools in more than a decade. House Bill 3, dubbed..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD: Refilling the School Board

Candidates jockey to fill Saldaña's seat

"...2011, he was hired as the assistant principal for IDEA Allan, the failed and highly contentious partnership between AISD..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who Follows Barksdale?

AISD at-large seat draws five contenders

"...district enrollment is down, as parents choose private and charter schools, and neighboring ISDs. For Procknow, the cure seems..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Memorial Partner Search Narrows

Potential partners present Saturday on campus

"...after AISD's Board of Trustees cancelled their contract with IDEA Public Schools to turn the entire Eastside Memorial Vertical..."

April 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Smartest Kids in the Room

Hint: It may not be the AISD board of trustees

"...from the board about what their planned handover to IDEA Public Schools means for his community. It seems only..."

April 29, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Open Embargo, Find Plan

Carstarphen's AISD reveals a process inside a plan inside an embargo

"...eventually delivered late Monday, Carstarphen's proposal effectively ends the idea of a 10-year strategic, districtwide facility master plan intended..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Bill by Rep. Eddie Rodriguez would support community schools

"...reform movement has waffled about parent choice, braying that charters and vouchers are the only way to save struggling..."

March 6, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

Sine die at last, transportation, water, and more

"...to introduce school vouchers and end the cap on charter schools; farewell to the plan by Sen. Carlos Uresti,..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Hanging TEA Fire at Eastside High

After the IDEA deal cancellation, AISD has until this summer to come up with a new plan for Eastside Memorial

"...to turn the entire vertical team into an in-district charter under IDEA Public Schools. Both PRIDE of the Eastside..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"..."We need to know who came up with the idea of diverting federal resources ... and everything federal employees..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...three children have been educated in Round Rock's public schools and she has held various positions in the district..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Board: Place Six

Three run to replace Moya

"...issues like bilingual education and extra investment in struggling schools. In many ways, he has become the education policy..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Allan Elementary Public Meetings Begin

Public meeting at Eastside Memorial tonight

"...everyone will have plenty of time to share their ideas. Notes from the groups will be submitted to the..."

Oct. 16, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...membership on the Planning Commission this week. The City Charter allows the chair of the Board of Adjustment to..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature

Farewell to the Allan Bulldog

Allan Elementary as we know it goes out with a final fling

"...Farewell Festival before the campus is handed over to IDEA Public Schools on June 1. The dismantling of Allan..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

Bipartisan starting point for school graduation reform

"...SB3, the STAAR system it birthed was a bad idea, poorly done, and at the wrong time. She said,..."

Jan. 26, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Lege Too Far

With Six Weeks to Go, the Legislative Future Looks Dark and Darker

"...would immediately go up in deficit smoke. A bad idea, but very tempting to the anti-taxers.What the Cuts Still..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Looking at the Lege After a Flaccid Special Session

Alpha males Abbott and Patrick can't get their red meat passed

"...with no bathroom B.S. involved. – Sarah Marloff An Absurd Idea for Teacher Pay..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Top 10 Education Stories

Mack Brown, Meria Carstarphen, and the rest of the gang

"...the AISD Board of Trustees canceled its contract with IDEA Public Schools to run Allan Elementary as a charter..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Whopping Bond and a New Eastside Plan ... at High Speed

AISD board just misses a billion dollar bond, races to fix Eastside High

"...had previously called unusable – had suddenly become an ideal site...."

March 1, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TPPF, Jim DeMint, Milton Friedman, and Me

Lunch and school choice with unholy free market triumvirate

"...he is no longer demanding an unlimited number of charter schools. Realizing that any measure opening the floodgates would..."

March 31, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...21 to create a resource-sharing and collaboration compact with charter school groups. At the same meeting, the board heard..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature

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