Community and Committee Back Johns Hopkins as Eastside Partner

AISD Trustees to vote tonight, but deal still needs TEA approval

"...poised to vote tonight on a proposal to bring Johns Hopkins Talent Development Secondary program to help turn Eastside..."

May 6, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Eastside and Johns Hopkins Gets the TEA OK

Ed commissioner Williams approves new deal for campus

"...given the OK for Austin ISD to partner with Johns Hopkins and keep the school open...."

June 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Board Picks Johns Hopkins as Eastside Partner

Unanimous vote has community support

"...backed a plan to enter into a partnership with Johns Hopkins Talent Development Secondary Program to help manage the..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Board Signs With Johns Hopkins, Approves Backup Plan

Board votes 8-0 for one-year contract

"...have formally signed on the dotted line to bring Johns Hopkins to Eastside Memor­ial High School. Now they just..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Community Hears National Partner Proposals

Major ed groups pitch plans to work with, not take over, high school

"...the short list comprises two nationally recognized groups: The Johns Hopkins School of Education, and the American Institutes for..."

April 22, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Memorial: The Future of Panther Pride

High schools boss explains path forward with Johns Hopkins

"...speed on their proposal for the campus: To bring Johns Hopkins Talent Development Secondary on as a partner and..."

June 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Partner Search Narrows To Two Contenders

Johns Hopkins and American Institutes for Research are top candidates

"...narrowed last weekend as the final two candidates – Johns Hopkins University's School of Education and the American Institutes..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Memorial Partner Search Narrows

Potential partners present Saturday on campus

"...Five groups submitted proposals to the district: Johns Hopkins University Research Projects Administration Talent Development Secondary; Turnaround..."

April 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Three Plans for Four Eastside Schools

Four schools, three very different plans

"...mathematics) hub in its first year of partnership with Johns Hopkins Talent Development Secondary..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Eastside Memorial Community: Accentuate the Positive

Supporters hope Education Commissioner sees gains

"...May 6, the Austin ISD board of trustees picked Johns Hopkins Talent Development Secondary program to be their partner..."

June 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

If I Had My Way

Guitar hero Evan Johns lives!

"...Watson laughed, "You're not Evan Johns."..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Feel-Good Generations

There's a reason scholar Rachel Maines, the author of The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction has survived the various assualts on her intellectual freedom: She's smart, she's funny, and she also "dances circles around reactionary clod-like thinking."

"...of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction (Johns Hopkins University Press, $22 hard) to her mother, who..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Books Feature by Lindsey Lane

How Safe Is Your E-Vote?

Proponents of electronic voting promise no repeat of Florida in 2000, but critics say it could be even worse

"...these doubts: A group of scientists at Rice and Johns Hopkins universities snagged a copy of a Diebold source..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'Fighting For, Not Against' Eastside

Now the turnaround work begins on troubled campus

"...deal between the Austin Independent School District and the Johns Ho­pkins Secondary Talent Development program for the Eastside Memorial..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What the Studies Say

Research studies on the various electronic voting systems have stopped well short of enthusiastic endorsement

"...23, 2003, study by computer scientists from Rice and Johns Hopkins universities, specifically focused on a Diebold source code..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature

The COVID-19 Long Haulers

Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.

"...or chronic kidney disease. As of March 24, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported more than 124 million..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Dr. Robert Van Boven, the Whistleblower

Lakeway neurologist battles hospitals, officials, and the "culture of silence"

"...distinctions, he was a member of the legendary 1987 Johns Hopkins surgical team that performed a groundbreaking procedure to..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Eastside Memorial Celebrates

High school meets state standards, first time since 2002

"...Eastside Memorial High School at the Johnston Campus didn't just suddenly become a good school. It's..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Next Round of School Reform

AISD focuses again on Eastside schools

"...is in the first year of a partnership with Johns Hopkins Talent Development Secondary to build up not just..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Allan Elementary Public Meetings Begin

Public meeting at Eastside Memorial tonight

"...Most recently, they helped in the process of picking Johns Hopkins as the partner entity to help get Eastside..."

Oct. 16, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Freddy Krueger is back to disturb everyone's sleep.

"...psychology and philosophy/English – the latter a master’s, from Johns Hopkins no less.) The original Nightmare messed about with..."

May 7, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Siege Continues

No matter who wins the election, Iraqis awaken to occupation, devastation, and slaughter

"...scientists, led by the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Based on in-person, on-site surveys in September..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Column by Michael King

About AIDS

"...year or two. That was the conclusion of a Johns Hopkins University study presented at a major AIDS conference..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Omicron Rising in Austin

Amidst latest surge, one in three Austinites getting tested is positive for COVID

"...new cases with 1.08 million cases reported by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center on Monday. [inset-1-right]..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Opinion: Be Kind With Refugees

Immigrants should be celebrated for the contributions they bring to society, not feared or despised

"...spread infectious diseases. However, a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health found no indication migrants..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Derrick Bonyuet

"Cops Off Campus" Activists Keep Pressure on UT

Student org continues call to remove UTPD following West Campus shooting

"...K-12 schools) across the country, including Harvard, Yale, Penn, Johns Hopkins, CUNY, and UCLA...."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Skye Seipp

The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid

In his account of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the New Yorker writer reports the killers are off the leash

"...warning but went unheard. Wright relies intermittently on retired Johns Hopkins medical historian Gianna Pomata and her commentary on..."

June 4, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael King

At Dell Med, Fauci on What Comes Next: “A Serious Look” at Pandemic Preparedness

In virtual speech, coronavirus top doc offers "a serious look" at pandemic preparedness

"...Leadership, Fauci spoke with Dell Med Dean Dr. Clay Johnston and award namesake Dr. Kenneth Shine, a former president..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

In Lawrence Wright's Novel, an Imagined Pandemic That's Frighteningly Real

If disease-ravaged world of The End of October feels like our own, that’s because the author did his research rigorously

"...have been several very important tabletop exercises held at Johns Hopkins. One that took place early in the George..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Janine Barchas’ The Lost Books of Jane Austen

In this nonfiction book, the local scholar provides fresh insight into the ways that Jane Austen became Jane Austen, literary superstar

"...too. The Lost Books of Jane Austenby Janine Barchas Johns Hopkins University Press, 304 pp., $35..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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