School Days

"...Our class met on Tuesdays from 5:30-9:30pm at the downtown police headquarters on Eighth..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Bastrop, Smithville ISD's to Resume (Not So) Regular School Days

Bastrop, Smithville schools set to reopen on Monday, September 12

"...Bastrop ISD. and Smithville ISD announced that area schools will resume classes on Monday, September 12th. Keep an..."

Sept. 10, 2011 News Post by Anne Harris

Summer Fun: Kids These Days

Summer Fun continues with Nina on the Texas State Capitol

"...Back in the day, when our elementary school classes went to tour the Texas State Capitol, we..."

May 14, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Fate of School Finance Delayed

A new timeline to sort out school finance may push resolution to 2016

"...where Texas politicians took on the thorny issue of school finance. Now the heavy lifting may be delayed two..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Middle School to Close

School commissioner announces closure with little warning to district

"...announcement that has rocked Austin ISD staff and parents, School Commissioner Robert Scott has announced that Pearce Middle School..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Supremes to Consider School Strip Search Case

Was it unreasonable to check a 13-year-old student's bra for ibuprofen?

"...According to officials at the Stafford United School District in Arizona, the public schools are on the..."

April 21, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

This Oscar nominee from Germany chronicles the last desperate hours of Sophie Scholl, a real-life German university student who, in 1943 Munich, ran afoul of the gestapo while distributing anti-Nazi leaflets.

"...of terrible and ever-darkening lunacy. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (an Oscar nominee from Germany for Best Foreign Film..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips: Rick Pratt School of Wooden Boat Building, Port Aransas

Just add water at boat-building school

"...The Rick Pratt School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Aransas continues the..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McCleod

Where to Find Meal Services During Austin's School Closures

School districts distributing free meals for students, parents

"...As Texas schools prepare to shut down through April 3 – either..."

March 21, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

City Offers $10 Million to County for Palm School

Funds to purchase historic landmark to come from hotel tax

"...to Travis County's offer to sell the historic Palm School property at I-35 and Cesar Chavez, with a $10..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan

SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill

"...8-0-3 to advance a fleshed out version of its school finance plan Wednesday morning, and the full chamber is..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More

Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more

"...School Finance: Add Cash, Subtract Reform..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas School Solution: More Guns, Less Money

Post-Sandy Hook bill would put teachers in firing line

"...Last session, Texas cut $5.4 billion out of public school funding. And now the gun lobby not only wants..."

Dec. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society’s Doc Days Returns

Third edition opens with Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground

"...Austin Film Society’s Doc Days, a celebration of the best in filmmaking’s true tales,..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Murchison Middle School Principal Resigns Following Arrest of Two Students for Murder

The two minors are accused of fatally stabbing an Anderson High School student

"...The principal at Murchison Middle School resigned abruptly on Wednesday, Feb. 6, after two students..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Playback: Spotify Gifts Kealing Middle School

After the SXSW carnival leaves town, Kealing Middle School will have something to show for it – thanks to Spotify

"...installation here, an activation there, magnification everywhere. Then, nine days later, exit the extravaganza and what's left? Besides millions..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

International Week Results; Champions League Action to Come; Bonus High School Playoff Coverage

"...international week around the globe, highlighted by two full days of qualifiers Saturday and Wednesday for the Euro 2008..."

March 29, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Hot Sauce Recap, Back to School, & Best of Austin.... Oh My!

...and we thought we were busy last week.

"...-Hot Sauce Fest -Back to School at UT Co-Op -Best of Austin '09 -ACL Wristband..."

Sept. 1, 2009 Events Post by Logan Youree

Bedside Manner: Back to School Edition

Melanie Haupt relaxes by planning her fall syllabi

"...These days, my bedside reaing is informed almost entirely by my..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Books Post by Melanie Haupt

High School Playoffs, Dynamo Season Opener, and More

"...High school playoffs continue this weekend. Locally, Dripping Springs plays Hays..."

April 2, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Undercover on High School's Ritziest Glitziest Night It All Goes Down at Prom

"...This is a different high school story than the one you're used to reading about..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature

Better Days

Bullying leads to murder in this Chinese high school drama

"...If films about how hellish high schools are were banned tomorrow, it feels like half of..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms

Put on your thinking cap

"...for such interactive, kinesthetic science lessons in the new school year is nearly impossible. As a pandemic makes the..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

McMoldy High School?

For one McCallum High student, every day is a sick day

"...Deusen pulled her daughter Nika Perry permanently out of school last April – with just a month left until..."

July 10, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...sounds relatively calm on the phone at T-minus seven days and counting. The note of sheer hysteric excitement that..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Herb Alpert’s School of Music

Trumpeter’s alums include Waylon, Satchmo, and Karen Carpenter

"...$30 million to the newly named UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. His foundation has supported causes ranging from..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

Sculpting a School

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

"...So it is that these days Deming's hands are as full of budgets and mission..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Old School and High Tech

TVs, iPads, laptops: watching Texas State football

"...tuned to a different football game – college on Saturdays, pro on Sundays, natch. No remote control. No wall-covering..."

Oct. 17, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Austin School of Fiber Arts Wants You

Because Lynne Brotman just can’t, ah, weave well enough alone?

"...But now there’s also a bona fide Austin School of Fiber Arts...."

April 8, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lege Lines: Weak Oversight Rules, School Vouchers Pass Senate, and More...

Lege pushes weak oversight rules, school voucher bill sails through Senate, and more...

"...Travis County D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg ("Lehmberg Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail," April 19, 2013) provided the political cover..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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