Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...every campus, as well as spending on districtwide facilities and infrastructure. However, about $636 million of the $1.134 billion..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Emily Hagins' Unsucky Movie Career

Austin's zombie girl taps into vamps for her third feature

"...Picture this: A young woman with a peaches-and-cream complexion, her blond, shoulder-length hair pulled back from her..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...haven't had to listen to a single zoning case, and so by definition I may be having more fun..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

AISD Students Can Learn From Home. Teachers Have Fewer Options.

Big mess on campus

"...So she closed the news article, which, for her and many fellow teachers, was the first confirmation that returning..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

AISD’s Billion Dollar Bond

Plans include investments in 41 items, including five new schools

"...include investments toward 41 items, including five new schools, and major upgrades at existing campuses to deal with overcrowding..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"...script. Hagins spends the documentary dreaming big, impressing grownups, and convincing her friends and neighbors in Austin to appear..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Ten Down ... 90% to Go

AISD votes to move the Liberal Arts Academy from Johnston to LBJ, a move that magnet parents support but many others question.

"...District board of trustees voted to move the district's Liberal Arts Academy from its current home at Johnston High..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

Saving the Ten Percenters

AISD merges Liberal Arts and Science and Math Academies

"...Board of Trustees voted Monday night to move the Liberal Arts Academy from Johnston High School to LBJ, where..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

Naked City

Johnston Magnet Junked?

"...trustees is expected to decide whether to move the Liberal Arts Academy from Johnston High School to LBJ, already..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

Hogwarts at Austin High?

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

"...Austin High School, about one in seven attend its Academy of Global Studies. Established two years ago as part..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...is perched on the edge of his chair; his hands are clasped into fists, punching at the air as..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Johnston High Turns Triplet

AISD moves on plan to divide Eastside school into three smaller 'learning communities'

"...the first stage in a plan to slice, dice, and reconstitute AISD's large, presumably impersonal high schools into smaller,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Putting Himself 'Out Here'

Theatre Arts and English teacher Rick Garcia has put himself "out here," on Austin's fringes, n the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High School, to reach out to some of the poorest kids in one of Austin's most neglected neighborhoods and make a difference through that rare and vital cocktail: art and education.

"...lost-worldness of Johnston High School where he teaches Theatre Arts and English to some of the poorest kids in..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Forgione Revises History

"...AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione revises history when he says "Liberal Arts was not a strong academic school. It was..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Postmarks

Parents Playing High School Redesign Hooky?

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

"...The fourth round of forums, one at Reagan High and one at Travis, came and went last week without..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

AISD De-Magnetized?

A proposal to move AISD's Liberal Arts Academy to LBJ High School almost certainly means resegregation for Johnston High School, its former home.

"...Under pending recommendations from a community working group and Austin Independent School District Superintendent Pat Forgione, the AISD..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

Designed To Fail

As Pearce may face another repurposing, AISD gets excited about single-sex schools

"...early afternoon at the James E. Pearce College Preparatory Academy. In the main office, a grandfather is worrying about..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...flooding outward into the parking lot. It's an infectious and swelling music, inspiring those running late for the noon..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

AISD Notebook

"...restoration of funding for the lowest socioeconomic level schools" and for the contracts of principals and teachers at those..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Naked City

The House considers a Top 10% law to address inequities at magnet high schools, and UT is embroiled in a free speech debate after a scuffle between faculty and university police.

"...which attract high-achieving students to select programs at Johnston and LBJ. Attorney Bob Heath told House Higher Ed Committee..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Hurricane (Half)Day

AISD to close schools early on Friday

"...heavy vehicle traffic on Interstate 35, U.S. Highway 290, and other major roadways, as residents from along the Gulf..."

Sept. 11, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Starting Two Hours Late on Thursday

Austin schools starting two hours late Thursday.

"...up students two hours later than their regular schedule, and all classes at the elementary, middle and high school..."

Jan. 17, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

The Executioner

"...Yesterday my six-year-old grandson gave me a new picture. He loves to draw,..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...Daniels, James Spader, Danny Aiello, Eric Stoltz, Teri Hatcher, and others, find their lives connected by murder and romance..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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