National Academies Report

"...Download the National Academies report on the sad state of forensic science..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature

Accountable Now Launches a National Effort to Track Uses of Force

A national effort to track uses of force, starting with Austin

"...considering: whether officers who have recently graduated from police academies are more likely to use excessive force. Many of..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Science Experiment

AISD's Young Women's Leadership Academy aims to point more girls toward science

"...underrepresentation of women in science – according to the National Science Foundation, women account for just 22% of working..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Forensic Fallibility

A new report shows that forensic science ain't all it's cracked up to be

"...to a new study released last week by the National Acade­mies, holds true for the state of forensic science..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• The Texas Longhorns baseball team won its sixth national championship on Sunday by defeating the Florida Gators 6-2...."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

What If ... Media Terrorists Landed on Sixth Street?

We assume it would go something like this ...

"...by the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation, the National Academies, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

A Nightmare for DREAMers

Ending DACA affects an estimated 124,000 Texans

"...more other misdemeanors) and "otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety." They must complete background checks,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Forensics Under Fire

Apparently forensic science isn't so scientific after all – senators gathered recently to figure out what to do about it

"...across the country since the February release of the National Acade­my of Sciences report on the state of forensic..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines

"...falsely suspected bombing, our state's attorney general went on national propaganda outlet Fox News and said that people he..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature

Naked City

"...• The national immigration debate goes local this week. The Austin Immigrant..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...– Daniel Mottola Beyond City Limits• According to a national poll released last week by Survey USA, Texas Republican..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Opinion: Texas' Anti-LGBTQIA Bills Are Cruelty Aimed at My Transgender Patients

A physician caring for transgender patients and the sister of a transgender man explains how discriminatory policies impact lifelong health

"...American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the National Academies of Sciences, and all other leading health authorities...."

April 30, 2021 Column by Aliza Norwood

Who Can Vouch for the Charters?

The state's freewheeling experiment with charter schools gets a poor grade.

"...Austin, an Eastside charter school opened by a for-profit national company, abruptly closed in 1999 without so much as..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

AISD Reading Teachers Flummoxed as Leaders Quit en Masse

Later, graders

"...to turn in literacy training modules for the Reading Academies – the unpaid 60-hour course for teachers, mandated by..."

July 29, 2022 News Feature by Madi Donham

AISD Gets the Ball Rolling on High School Redesign

Gates Foundation grant pushes attempt to completely rethink high school

"...this fall rearranged itself into humanities, science, and business academies of a few hundred kids each.) However, what the..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

"...the Texas Education Agency rejected the application of Eagle Academies of Waco to amend its current charters on three..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of both parties who object to his authorization of National Security Agency wiretaps without the legally required judicial warrants...."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...corporate funds that DeLay's group transferred to the Republican National Committee, which then sent separate checks totaling that amount..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature

The Hightower Report

The NAM's mess; and a quiet victory over hucksterism

"...Apparently, the National Association of Manufacturers missed this lesson in kindergarten –..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Whose House

Making a Place for Black Theatre in Austin

"...Wilson's June 26 address to the Theatre Communications Group National Conference at Princeton University, I was hooked...."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Are Unions Educational Kryptonite?

New doc pins school failures on unions

"...The new documentary Waiting for 'Super­man' has triggered national media chatter about kick-starting a revolution in education. In..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond.

"...taken at Johnston High, which was divided into three academies with separate leadership this year. – R.P.M...."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...members not of one school, but of three separate academies. All other AISD high schools will in some way..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Silent Partner

You don't hear much about Wayne Bell when the Long Center for the Performing Arts is discussed. That may be because this honored Austin architect is low-key, modest, the consummate team player. But he's the point man on this $60 million project and arts writer Robi Polgar reveals how integral he is in getting it built in a calm, orderly, informed, and successful way.

"...federal program. So I was Texas' liaison for the National Preservation Act of '66. We started that in 1968...."

Oct. 15, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Austin Creative Classroom Fund

The Arts in Austin ISD get a million-dollar boost

"...the city has the potential to serve as a national model in providing access and equity in arts education...."

May 11, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thanks a Million!

Arts in AISD get a million-dollar boost

"...the city has the potential to serve as a national model in providing access and equity in arts education...."

May 8, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Dis-Harmony From the Right

Austin ISD gets caught in right-wing fight over Turkish programs

"...2000 and now has more than 30 campuses and academies statewide (including four in the Austin area) focusing on..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Just Add Students

The new Eastside high school takes issue

"...superintendent of high schools, it was split into two academies (the Academy of Arts and Humanities and the Academy..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Days

"...is anything but. We have one of the top academies in the Southwest, with one of the longest training..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...support the process of turning Johnston into three separate academies with distinct academic and career foci – the first..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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