Jared Leto Sings for Kids in Foster Care

Then invites them to 30 Seconds to Mars concert

"...small talk with a group of Austin youth in foster care or who have been adopted. “Fifty-three!” shouted one...."

April 5, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...72) Ruthie Foster, Live at the Paramount (Blue Corn)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

AISD Trustee Election Sees Highest Turnout Ever

Zapata, Foster to join board; two races set for run-off

"...trustee election ever, Ofelia Maldonado Zapata (District 2) and Kevin Foster (District 3) are set to take their seats..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...John Mckiernan-González at Dawson Elementary, now running in D2. Kevin Foster (unopposed in D3) and Jared Breck­en­ridge (Place 8)..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

"...Directed by: Kevin James Dobson. Starring: Anna Chlumsky, Christina Ricci, Polly Draper,..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last AISD Board Meeting This School Year Covers Budget Plan, Underperforming Students

Yes, there will be a request to increase property taxes

"...VATRE – has caused heartburn among the trustees, particularly Kevin Foster. In previous meetings, Foster seemed to lead a..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Under New TEA Requirements, Austin ISD Meetings Are Flying By

50% of meeting time must be focused on student outcomes

"...on the financial condition of the district, and Trustee Kevin Foster, who led the meeting, said the board had..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Can Confidence in the STAAR Test Get Any Lower?

Computers gave 800,000 students a zero on reading last year

"...This, predictably, set off Trustee Kevin Foster. “It’s really difficult to make use of unreliable..."

Oct. 4, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Four Open Seats, and Many Demands for Change at AISD

School board shakeup

"...with largely Hispanic/Latinx enrollment. UT-Austin professor and educational anthropologist Kevin Foster, who founded the PBS TV show Blacka­dem­ics Television..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Will Voters Agree to Max Out School Property Taxes Amid Budget Crisis?

Austin ISD asks residents to support a property tax increase

"...to AISD has been denounced by some trustees, particularly Kevin Foster. Others have acknowledged the VATRE’s downside but insisted..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Budget Shortfall Could Put School Closures on the Table

Desperate times may lead to desperate measures

"...This is a point that trustees David Kauffman and Kevin Foster have made in recent weeks. Foster rejects the..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Texas’ School Funding Scheme Contributed to Austin ISD’s Massive Budget Shortfall

Recapture is just one puzzle piece

"...are crises manufactured by the state,” Austin ISD Trustee Kevin Foster said at a recent meeting of the district’s..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Ponders College Readiness at Area High Schools

Good examples are out there – can they be replicated?

"...In the discussion that followed, Trustee Kevin Foster noted that some high schools are doing better..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Board OKs District’s Largest Bond Package Ever

Chasing equity

"...reducing those to $60 million each. District 3 Trus­tee Kevin Foster worried this would take money "from Black and..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Grief, Anger, Activism Follow AISD’s Move to Close Schools

Lingering questions over unreleased equity report fuel frustration

"...not seek another term for the unpaid position, and Kevin Foster, a professor at UT and one of the..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Ruthie Foster, Booker T. Jones, Kate Kortum, Hyd, and more local shows worth braving the chill

"...Ruthie Foster’s Avenue of Paramount Stars Unveiling Paramount Theatre, Saturday 19..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Austin ISD’s New Board Is Mostly Decided, With One Runoff to Go

Two former teachers will face off in December

"...expenses over the next two years. Lynn Boswell and Kevin Foster, who ran for reelection unopposed, will be leaders..."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Election Season Is Underway

The candidates are getting their messages out

"...board of trustees election in November. Lynn Boswell and Kevin Foster drew no challengers for their reelection bids, so..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Even With Tax Increase, Austin ISD Will Need Significant Spending Cuts

Eliminating positions, closing schools, other possibilities on the table

"...After Reach’s presentation, Trustee Kevin Foster questioned the value of raising property taxes through..."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Budget Woes Take a Turn for the Worse

Hard decisions will have to be made, officials say

"...funding to private religious schools. Three weeks ago, trustees Kevin Foster and David Kauffman questioned whether Austinites would support..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

More Details Emerge on Proposed Tax Rate Increase

Will Austin ISD suggest an increase? Will voters approve?

"...Trustee Kevin Foster then described Texas’ school funding system as sharecropping,..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Celebrates Hiring of New Superintendent

And worries about slow progress in reading, math

"...Singh said he had served with honor. Vice President Kevin Foster called him “one of the strongest and best..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

GOP Bill Will Double Austin ISD Police

Parents say they don't want more officers

"...Trustee Kevin Foster spoke to the quality of Austin ISD police...."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Data, Dollars, and Defending Austin ISD at the Capitol

Highlights from the AISD Board of Trustees' first meeting in 2023

"...interested in a 5% raise for teachers," said Trustee Kevin Foster. "I'm interested in a thorough reimagining that matches..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Public Notice: Criminal Behavior

Ken Paxton has to go – plus a bucket of warm spit

"...no other nominees, that vote passed 7-0-2, with newbies Kevin Foster and Noelita Lugo abstaining. That was likely the..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Ten Key Moments in a Year of Endless Texas Election Drama

Vote Early and Often

"...At-Large Place 8 seat; she'll join Ofelia Maldonado Zapata, Kevin Foster, and Lynn Boswell as new voices on a..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD Readies for School, Sports, Elections, and Red Ink

Students go back to class and sports Sept. 8 and more district news

"...Noelita Lugo for At-Large Position 8, and UT-Austin professor Kevin Foster, the only candidate running in North Austin's District..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Black Eastsiders: Powers a Friend

Will the next UT president continue Powers' work repairing the relationship between UT and East Austin?

"...learning and community engagement more fully into our curriculum." Kevin Foster, also an associate professor of AADS, says that..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

Parents Playing High School Redesign Hooky?

Austin ISD's proposed high school redesign needs more parental involvement

"...redesign plan] seems pretty laid out for us," parent Kevin Foster asked. "Do they want collaboration, or do they..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Austin ISD Doesn't Have Much Choice in TEA Deal, Attorney Tells Board

Either they agree to terms, or a conservator will force them

"...if they choose to do so. But then Trustee Kevin Foster came back to the question about student outcomes...."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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