Changing Course

AISD shifts to community-based model for prepping younger kids for college

"...There are some words Pearce Middle School Principal Texanna Turner does not want to hear. Nobody..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Extra Credit

Grading the Governor

"...critical period in which billions in new funding for schools is at stake, educators are not inclined to draw..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Life and Death of Schools

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

"...and the ongoing, bipartisan, national love affair with charter schools – have done much, or anything, to fix American..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Taking the TAKS Is Hard … Understanding the Results Is Harder

Austin ISD scores better -- we think

"...Austin parents. On Friday, Austin ISD announced that three schools that last fall got the lowest rating of "needs..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

It's Time to Hold the Legislature Accountable

"...Judge John Dietz declared the current system of public school finance unconstitutional, he didn't say a thing about “reforming”..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...Re: Military recruitment on high school campuses ["AISD: Students Rein in Recruiters," News, July 7]:..."

July 14, 2006 Column

Making Plans for Reagan and Pearce

AISD bracing for news on fate of Reagan and Pearce

"...Two campuses in the Austin Independent School District risk closure this year under Texas' accountability rules...."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Price of an Education

As the Lege looms, don't bet the house on new money for schools

"...Commerce, Perry reiterated his personal priorities when considering public school matters: lowering property taxes and eliminating the financial recapture..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Super Looks Back

Retiring Pat Forgione considers a decade mostly well spent

"...he's brought to his 10 years of managing Austin schools. On the whole, it's been a very successful tenure,..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by Michael King

West Side Showdown

The new political year begins with a four-way speed race for House District 48

"...take a seat in yet another special session on school finance, which Perry is expected to convene after the..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Declaration of Independence

Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way

"...shy. He was already a veteran of East Austin schools when he arrived at Zavala in the spring of..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Dropout Problem

Not students, but teachers – AISD struggles to retain qualified educators

"...Two weeks before the first day of school in the Austin Independent School District, the halls of..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

An Education Only a Boss Could Love

Public schools lurch a little closer to privatization with HB 2

"...unions, tempered praise from legislative leaders, cautious restraint from school administrators, and ... heads up, everybody ... an enthusiastic..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Austin Independent School District board members, apparently disconcerted by the findings of..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Sunshine Project for Police Accountability, the group trying to amend the city charter to..."

June 25, 1999 News Feature

Opinion: Now Is Not the Time to Loosen Child Labor Regulations – Especially in Dangerous Industries

Child labor laws are trending in the wrong direction and we are putting children's health and development at risk. Now is the time to advocate for legislative changes at the state and national levels.

"...when they are not legally required to be in school. As a result, child labor rules for Texas farmers..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Hope Ferdowsian

Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”

"...in the community. My mom served on the Dallas school board when I was a teenager, so there was..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Bully Pulpit II

Jim Hightower Stages an On-Air Comeback

"...suits at the Capitol, over four years ago an accountability system for Texas public education was born. "Test those..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature by Chris Walters

Capitol Chronicle

Just for the Kids' school rankings seem like just a lot of baloney.

"...Kids announced its analytical rankings of the state's public schools. Established in 1995 by Dallas attorney Tom Luce, Just..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Michael King

DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline

Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families

"...your dad." The boy, a captain on his high school football team, begins to weep. "Son, don't cry," says..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Budget, Contracts, and APD

Activists press City Council on police accountability

"...best opportunity to press the Council specifically on police accountability and transparency. Several dozen witnesses, beginning in the afternoon..."

April 24, 2017 News Post by Michael King

On the Lege

Texas and Sudan: In or Out?

"...Janek, R-Houston, have reintroduced legislation that would put true accountability measures on the state's 191 charter school operators. Those..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Amarillo ISD Superintendent warns Forgione: Greater accuracy in dropout reporting doesn't necessarily mean better ratings under the TEA's accountability system.

"...An Amarillo school official has words of warning for Austin school superintendent..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Judge Blocks Texas Education Agency From Releasing New, Harsher Grades

A-F accountability grade: incomplete

"...releasing its new, harsher A-F grades of the state’s schools any time soon...."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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"...Whither Accountability?..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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"...one reason parents don't let their children walk to school anymore...."

July 12, 2002 Column

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"...There is common ground on key questions like political accountability, genuine democracy, personal rights and freedoms; but also, more..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...reform movement's bullish attitude to bulldozing tradition, and punitive accountability systems that treat neighborhood schools as piñatas, U.S. education..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...might have been a turning point for Johnston High School...."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"...Friday afternoon, a group of teachers from Ridgetop Elementary school, at 51st Street just off Airport, pile into principal..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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