TEA Rankings: AISD Improving

Only one campus marked academically unacceptable

"...inherited the PEIMS number from the interim Eastside Memorial High School at the Johnston Campus, so it's technically in..."

July 30, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar: May 27-June 3

"...JOHNSTON 18 MEMORIAL honors Johnston High graduates who died in..."

May 28, 2010 News Column

Susanne Abbott

"...Jam, Cabaret, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Daniel Johnston-based rock opera Speeding Motorcycle. So, while No History of..."

May 7, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 2010

"...coast-to-coast acclaim for 2008 debut Trouble in Mind (Lost Highway). He put his best face forward in the video..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...veers from the hilarious to the ornery, from the highly experimental to the safely conventional. Brazil's MegaRex makes megafunny..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Kath Bloom

Loving Takes This Course: A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom; Thin Thin Line

"...hits collection that mirrors 2004's The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered in both style and stature. Original compositions..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin?

Travis County groups are competing to become part of a grand experiment

"...academic difficulties. Since each community has different issues, from high parental unemployment to limited English language proficiency to child..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Slanted & Enchanted

Matador Records magnate Gerard Cosloy turns the 'live music capital' into a Casual Victim Pile

"...Conflict, a mimeographed zine, while he was still in high school. A decade later, Pavement guitarist/singer Scott Kannberg sent..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

You Can Fly

Freedy Johnston's rainy day album

"...desert island discs, it would most likely include Freedy Johnston’s 1992 LP Can You Fly. It’s a perfect singer-songwriter..."

Jan. 13, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Ballet East

The company establishes its first dance academy for students at Eastside Memorial

"...Dance Academy, a program for students at Eastside Memorial High School (formerly Johnston) that offers training in movement across..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar: Oct. 1-8

"...JOHNSTON ANNIVERSARY CONCERT FUND­RAISER The Johnston/Eastside Memorial High Schools Ex-Students..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature

ACL Fest Friday Review

"...Daniel JohnstonIs and Always Was (High Wire/Eternal Yip Eye)..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Hogwarts at Austin High?

Some Austin High parents say the Academy of Global Studies should be its own school

"...Out of the roughly 2,100 students at Austin High School, about one in seven attend its Academy of..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A New Lease on Life for Pearce? Not Exactly.

Pearce has been repurposed – but for what purpose?

"...only school with PEIMS problems. Last year, Eastside Memorial High School (formerly Johnston High) got a new number for..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cast Away

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

"...hold the state to the new educational standard that high school students must be post-secondary ready, not just four-year-college..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Repurposed: But For How Long?

Commissioner Scott decides not to remove the axe from East Austin school

"...But here's the kicker. Eastside High was repurposed under the old accountability system, which reset..."

Aug. 25, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Plan and the Man With Its Fate in His Hands

The repurposing of Pearce Middle School

"...white, Hispanic, or African-American, yet Williams noted, "In Lanier [High], there are over 50 different languages spoken at home..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Holes Plugged ... Temporarily

The 2009 AISD budget balances the books, but the financial future's not bright

"...to $100 million than $90 million, keeping cash reserves high for future spending. West added, "I predict that, for..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Room 710 prepares to shut its doors, Amy Cook goes under the lens, and introducing The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology

"...dubbed in these quarters, features a foreword from Daniel Johnston, an introduction by Chronicle Editor Louis Black, and many..."

July 31, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Pearce Closing: Scorched Earth, Uncertain Horizon

Pearce community is trying to work through the closure crisis

"...confronted with the wake-up call of the threat of Johnston High School's closure. He explained: "I don't know what..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TEA to Pearce: Drop Dead

School officials and community are blindsided by agency's decision to close Pearce Middle School

"...announcement compares poorly to the 2008 decision on repurposing Johnston High. Back then, Scott sent the district a letter..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gig Posters, Vol. 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century

GigPosters.com comes to print

"...Tara McPherson's space babes – plus favorite name brands: High on Fire, Wilco, Melvins, Spoon. Austin's aptly represented in..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Welcome to the District, Meria Carstarphen

AISD Board President Mark Williams lays out the scale of the new superintendent's Pearce problems

"...He compares the pressure to last year, when the Johnston High repurposing swallowed the board's energy for months...."

July 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pearce, Scott and HB3

Did commissioner of education ignore legislative intent of last session's accountability reforms?

"...Commissioner of Education Robert Scott ordered the closure of Johnston High School, he kept claiming his hands were tied..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Middle School to Close

School commissioner announces closure with little warning to district

"...be strong academically, work hard, be persistent and achieve high standards...."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Efficiency Study Thwarted by Math

About that 'efficiency' ...

"...Chapter 11, Item 22: Removing 18 former Johnston High teachers from payroll as permanent substitutes..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TAKS Scores

Pearce's best chance of survival lies with the Legislature

"...of Knowledge and Skills scores, the fates of Reagan High School and Pearce Middle School stand on a knife..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Super Looks Back

Retiring Pat Forgione considers a decade mostly well spent

"...potential accountability closings for Pearce Middle School and Reagan High School, as well as annual budget preparation heavily clouded..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by Michael King

All the Ladies in the House

Texas authors Sarah Bird and Diane Wilson win Dobie Paisano fellowships

"...novelist Sarah Bird (How Perfect Is That) won the Johnston Fellowship, for writers more established in their career; runners-up..."

May 15, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

School Accountability Gets Green Light

Can school accountability measure save Pearce and Reagan?

"...the reforms will save Pearce Middle School and Reagan High School from the threat of mandatory repurposing...."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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