The Man Who Wasn't There (If Only)

Gov. Perry's campaign trail tricks

"...application for $830 million anyway, with Commissioner of Education Robert Scott signing on Perry's behalf. The announcement was made..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perry vs. Texas Teachers

Is the governor standing between educators and federal stimulus money?

"...kids in Texas." While Perry, Dewhurst, and Education Commis­sion­er Robert Scott have savaged the Texas Demo­cratic delegation for supporting..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Doggett: Keep School Funds in Schools

Perry demands right to gut Texas education funding

"...it's all just another enormous federal intervention. Education Commissioner Robert Scott said that "congress has crafted legislation that will..."

Aug. 5, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TEA Rankings: AISD Improving

Only one campus marked academically unacceptable

"...left in an academic limbo, due to Education Commissioner Robert Scott's inexplicable decision to repurpose the campus without giving..."

July 30, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...GED. If you're not confused enough, Commissioner of Education Robert Scott is considering switching to a new measuring system,..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature

Is TEA Really Achieving?

Examining the latest Texas Education Agency claim of excellence

"...Two: Texas still (no matter how much Commissioner Robert Scott tries to tout a new metric concocted by..."

March 1, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...• STAARS over Texas: Education Commissioner Robert Scott has announced that the unpopular Texas Assessment of..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature

Out of the Race to the Top

Legislators, educators respond to lost federal funds

"...the spring, virtually every time [Texas Education Agency] Commissioner Robert Scott came to testify in front of my committee,..."

Jan. 14, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Legeland Update

Sunset shuffles, forensic fights, defections and campaign filings

"...Science Commission Chair John Bradley replaced Commissioner of Education Robert Scott as the most unpopular and most overtly political..."

Nov. 12, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Go Rebels!

Travis High wins school state accountability appeal

"...School District today received notification from Commissioner of Education Robert Scott that the appeal of the state accountability rating..."

Oct. 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...can only be described as Bush-esque, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott told critics of the state's school accountability system..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature

Headlines

"...got its reprieve on Aug. 4 when Education Commissioner Robert Scott approved Austin ISD's repurposing plan for the East..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature

A Plan for Pearce

AISD release new Pearce repurposing proposal ahead of Monday's board meeting

"...get approved by the board and Commissioner of Education Robert Scott...."

July 31, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...both the board of trustees and Commissioner of Education Robert Scott (see "Naked City")...."

July 31, 2009 News Feature

Community Wants Pearce in '09

Survey response instructs Carstarphen to work to re-open Pearce this year

"...on a new plan directly with Commissioner of Education Robert Scott. As Carstarphen herself said at last week's public..."

July 22, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

ACC Vice-Chair Leaving

Rivera to join Mexican American Legal Defense Fund in DC

"...a lunchtime meeting that they won't let either Commissioner Robert Scott or Austin ISD kill the heart of their..."

July 10, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

School Bill Put to the Test

Omnibus school bill doesn't make the grade, critics say

"...programs in technical and community colleges. Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott praised the proposal for bringing the state, federal,..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...on the list of low-performing schools that Education Commissioner Robert Scott could choose to close. Dukes reminded the crowd..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature

Reagan High Stands Up and Fights

Reagan High doesn't want to follow in Johnston's footsteps

"...course, the crosstown high school that Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott closed last year under sanctions set out by..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...the grants an effort to institute vouchers. Education Commissioner Robert Scott has denied the charges. Start-up money is set..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Feature

Headlines

"...• Late Wednesday afternoon, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott notified the Austin ISD that he is ordering..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...law, which is due on Feb. 15. Education Commissioner Robert Scott called the district's bluff and threatened to break..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...college-readiness standards that will be forwarded to Education Commis­sioner Robert Scott. The standards are intended to outline what a..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott. AISD is the first district to conduct national..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature

District Begins National Background Checks

"...with Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott. AISD is the first district to conduct national..."

Jan. 10, 2008 News Post by Justin Ward

Naked City

"...crowd. During open comments directed to acting Education Commissioner Robert Scott and his staff, parents and community members mainly..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature

Just One More

Remembering author/songwriter Larry Brown.

"...the day was wasted." Brown wrote a story on Robert Earl Keen for No Depression magazine and the liner..."

June 4, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Bait and Switch

We may get another special session, but school funding remains a poor bet

"...yet another "cost-saving" move, Neeley's interim predecessor, Perry appointee Robert Scott, closed the state textbook depository that might have..."

June 18, 2004 News Column by Michael King

The Clean

Reissue

"...last two Nineties albums. David and Hamish Kilgour and Robert Scott have paved legacies with the Bats and Bailter..."

April 4, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Just Can't Get Enough

More Summer Reading

"...account with those of other great Polar explorers including Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleon, Roald Amundsen, and others. The specifics..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature

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