How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...river monitoring trips in both counties, and step up education and outreach efforts to raise awareness. Toward that end,..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Closed Minds on State Board of Education?

"...others of misquoting without addressing her own errors, shakes my faith in our school board. I hope that in..."

Aug. 11, 2003 Postmarks

Eco-Education 101

The DUD: New Heitz or New Lowz?

"..."When council says this is the policy, then it's my role to implement it," Heitz argues, and adds that..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Sad Music for Somber People

Toasting My Education and its dearly departed

"...An Austin act seemingly tailored to a funeral procession, My Education formed locally more than a decade ago. Its..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Cinemascope

My Education and Cue: the instrumental auteur theory

"...My Education's Neorealism..."

July 15, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

New Day Rising

My Education puts music to an 83-year-old silent German expressionist touchstone

"...All five members of My Education – guitarists Brian Purington and Chris Hackstie, bassist..."

April 30, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Space Cowboy Steve Miller's Not Joking

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist details the pompitous of musical education

"...covering a trio of Jimmie Vaughan tunes on Bingo! ("My wife and I are doing nine shows in the..."

July 22, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Haunting the Chapel

Q&A with Dave Lombardo of FFFF headliners Slayer

"...free show Thursday at Emo's East with local openers My Education and Unmothered. We spoke last week...."

Nov. 2, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Bedside Manner: Dystopian Dreams

Gilded Age Gossip Girls and the second coming of Upton Sinclair

"...books) as I used to. I try to alternate my guilty pleasures (YA lit) with headier, more literary fare...."

March 7, 2011 Books Post by Melanie Haupt

Interview with a Vampire

How to question musicians

"...the fact that school is back in session. That’s my dirty secret: When I’m not running around with bands,..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Naked Willie

Less is more

"...crash course in country music. So this era was my education.”..."

March 11, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Music Live: City of Austin Showcase

Calliope Musicals and Emily Wolfe blow the rooftop off

"...Credit bassist Scott Telles of Austin instrumental spellcasters My Education for knowing just how to fire up Maggie..."

March 15, 2017 SXSW Post by Bryan Rolli

Big Fish,Small Bowl

On View: Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Moses

"...30 students clamoring outside his office at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the new Commissioner of Education decided to..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

St. Michael's Passion

Whose truth prevails at Austin's Catholic high school?

"...St. Michael's Academy is, for the moment, Austin's only Catholic high school...."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Make It Movement Wants You to Learn a Trade and Love What You Do

Can skilled jobs and career education change Texas culture?

"..."I used to sit in my daddy's pickup and throw trash on the highway because..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Rep. James Talarico on the 86th Texas Legislature

“There isn’t a blue or red way to fix public education – there’s only a right way”

"...I helped organize students opposed to proposed cuts to education spending. We held rallies, marches and testified at committee..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Pulling From TEA Report, Ratliff Argues Public Schools Better Than Charters

Ratliff gets rebuke from federal education heads for saying public schools outperform charters

"...That's the aggressive stance taken by State Board of Education Vice Chair Thomas Ratliff, and he says he's got..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Underfunded and Overtested

Save Texas Schools builds a groundswell for public education

"...was speaking about the politics side of the public education funding debate, from her ringside seat on the House..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Just Say No!

Rick Perry's approach to sex education has helped Texas boost its teen pregnancy rate

"...Rick Perry: "Governor, why does Texas continue with abstinence education programs when they don't seem to be working? In..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will Texas Sex Ed Come of Age?

After 23 years, the State Board of Education might be ready to make some changes

"...that Texas students may finally receive more comprehensive sex education come this fall...."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Bee Tree Farm’s Owner Shares Life on a Busy Goat Dairy Farm

One woman’s farm and education mission

"...Ruby Tuesday, this is Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this is Emmylou Harris." [inset-1-right]..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

The Life and Death of Schools

Educational warrior Diane Ravitch takes on the "school reform" movement

"...On the subject of public education, Diane Ravitch may be America's most important whistle-blower. The..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

COVID at AISD: Union Lodges Grievances as District Plays Hardball

Education Austin files over 100 grievances on behalf of teachers denied accommodations for spring semester

"...day of Austin ISD's winter break, its staff union Education Austin filed 127 grievances on behalf of teachers and..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Will Texas Do Better?

Ongoing lawsuits are keeping everything in limbo, but after that …

"...Last session, education issues split the House viciously. Republicans held their noses..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I was a faculty member at St. Michael's Academy from 1997-2000, chairing the Theology department, directing the community..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column

Dunbar Strikes Again

Board of Education member has book out attacking public education

"...State Board of Education member Cynthia Dunbar is stirring up controversy again. You..."

Dec. 4, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Cinders, My Education

Texas Platters

"...CindersLive in the ChapelMy Education5 Popes Golden Arm Trio isn't the only classical..."

April 12, 2002 Music Review by Michael Chamy

All the Right Moves

Democrat Donna Howard faces self-proclaimed moderate Republican Cynthia Thornton in the general election for Austin's seat on the State Board of Education

"...by influential Christian conservatives on the State Board of Education, one might have expected to see Democrats rushing to..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Exhibitionism

My Children! My Africa!: Schoolbells in the Revolution

"...Athol Fugard penned My Children! My Africa! during an escalation of violent interaction..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Review

Stanching the Flow of AISD Teachers Straight Out of Town

Education Austin demands higher pay for teachers and support staff

"...kindergarten teacher at Maplewood Elementary School. "But what are my choices?"..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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