The State Wants to Give More Schools F Ratings – To What End?

When TEA takes over

"...As strange as it might sound, parents and school officials are questioning whether the Texas Education Agency –..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...LP, 2005's And the Glass-Handed Kites. Undergoing immediate personnel changes didn't help. The Copenhagen quartet soldiered on, following up..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Fighting Sexual Assault

Amid growing national momentum, UT-Austin takes steps to protect incoming students

"..."a mandate to strengthen federal enforcement efforts and provide schools with additional tools to help combat sexual assault on..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

AISD: Matching Buildings to Kids, or Vice Versa?

AISD aims to resolve under- and overcrowding issues with its facilities master plan

"...For the first time, Austin Independent School District is working on a facilities master plan, intended..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...ineffective against the enemy's ideological fervor for better public schools. The more he flouts [sic] his assets – James..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...least three Democratic opponents: lawyer Andy Brown, former Eanes school board member Donna Howard, and former AISD board president..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...pack it in until the Supreme Court rules on school finance, and Lite Gov. David Dewhurst and the Senate..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Letters at 3AM

Our country's newest immigrant generation is no longer learning that this nation will belong to them

"...time, much less to forge policies adequate to the changes. What good is all our power if we've lost..."

July 9, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...formal response of the student members of the Griffin School Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is made up of..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Fortunately challenger John Courage -- a San Antonio middle school teacher -- has a long history of working in..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...is dangerous and, at the same time, sponsor zoning changes, subsidize with taxpayer funds, and approve development of hundreds..."

July 12, 2002 Column

Forgione Says Follow the Blueprint

Forgione takes his Blueprint on the road, but is everyone buying?

"...week, AISD Superintendent Pat Forgione visited the six Eastside schools that will adopt his Blueprint plan this fall --..."

May 10, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

Naked City

"...Despite Austin Community College's financial troubles, the school's Business Services department presented a balanced budget at the..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Our readers talk back.

"...committee on Catholic identity. I have been in Catholic schools (including Boston College) for 27 years. I don't claim..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column

The Art of Parenting With Art

Trying to find ways to make art while sustaining a family is no easy road.

"...a major thoroughfare, so there's no speeding traffic. The schools out here are good, and nearby. More neighbors have..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Naked City

"...The second of six town hall meetings on AISD school boundary changes will be held tonight, Jan.28, at 7pm..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature

Common Ground

Alice Waters and Carla Marshall Promote Vegucation

"...Local elementary school teacher Carla Marshall and well-known California restaurateur Alice Waters..."

June 28, 1996 Food Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Rebecca Miller, Cara Shine, Joannie Burstein, Shaun Sanghani High schooler Vada navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...• Negotiate with Travis County (the Palm School's current owners) over a jointly public future of the..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...approved a resolution to change the names of four schools named for Confederate soldiers. Teich has opposed the name..."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Neighborhood Watch

Sustainable Neighborhoods group advocates 'family-friendly' north side development

"...population comprising families with children. Housing availability, affordability, and school quality have pulled families to the edges of town...."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Naked City

"...the price of the property for the UT Elementary School? When UT found the available land in 2003, it..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...at zero, if you prefer), as Fort Worth middle school administrator Felix Alvarado was dropped from the primary ballot..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...say their identity caused serious problems during their high school years...."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"..."Basically," says Margaret, "I walked everywhere. I walked to school. I walked to San Jose Parish, the grocery store,..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Fonte's Inferno

ACC's New Pres Faces the Hot Issues in East Austin

"...and programs for students planning to transfer to four-year schools, or for students already enrolled at UT and elsewhere,..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Fast-Tracking Land Use Changes: Last week, the City Council Housing and Planning Committee..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

A Thousand and One

The struggles of one Harlem family against the backdrop of a changing NYC

"...a deeply human and personal story, set against the changes in New York over a decade, exploring and exposing..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Public Notice: The 30% Solution

Capital Metro slow-rolls out the next draft of the rail plan

"...process will be 30% complete. It has some significant changes from the previous draft – the 15% plan –..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Ten Local Stories That Got Overshadowed

Most of these could top the charts in a normal year ...

"...down to become the founding dean of the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston. A..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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