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

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

Butler School of Music: For this John Adams, a King

UT honors the Nixon in China composer with an award for his notable musical work and three concerts featuring his compositions

"...John Adams' name is on everyone's lips these days, but if you think all the chatter is about..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AISD Parents – Some of Them – Debate School Calendar Changes

District says getting parents involved poses challenges

"...The first day of school strikes fear in the hearts of summer-loving youngsters everywhere...."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

School of Hard Knocks

Number Discrepancies

"...But schools are under increasing pressure to prepare students for college,..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Fearing State Takeover, Austin ISD Plans to Replace Middle School Teachers

New staff planned for three poor-performance schools

"...The plan to address our local school district’s worsening accountability crisis has changed again. Three weeks..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Superintendent Considers Moving Hundreds of Students From Dobie to Lamar Middle School

Parents and staff worry as AISD avoids possible state takeover

"...With a temporary or permanent closure of Dobie Middle School looming, Austin ISD is proposing to fold between 300..."

April 25, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas House Bill Would Take Kids’ Phones Away During School Hours

Poll shows parents concerned about safety amid shootings

"...Over the past couple of years, several Texas school districts have implemented cellphone bans. The change could soon..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Mattea Gallaway

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...result of cracking his head open while skateboarding two days prior. He removes his hat to have someone take..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...an experiment and the decisions about going back into school buildings are being made by people who have either..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

My Weetzah Days

A case study of one post-Winedale company, the Weetzah Players

"...Regan, now a much-loved drama teacher at Georgetown High School, to ask what she remembers from our Weetzah salad..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Clayton Stromberger

AISD Releases Plans for School Closures and Consolidations

12 campuses impacted as district grapples with declining enrollment

"...the drafts marks the first major milestone in AISD’s “School Changes” process, which began in January of this year,..."

Sept. 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Back to 'School of Rock'

Get schooled on the film by Mike White, Jack Black, and Richard Linklater in time for its 10th anniversary

"...Jack Black was 34 when The School of Rock was released; it was his first film..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Bad Air Days

"...as bad as Houston and Dallas on many summer days. Reviewing daily information from the www.airnow.gov website, this morning,..."

Aug. 9, 2007 Postmarks

School Finance: Where We Are and How We Got Here

The Supreme Court's ruling leaves a lot of blanks for the Lege to fill in

"...a Texas Supreme Court decision that declared the state's school finance system to be teetering on the brink of..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

School of Thought

Montessori Eschews by-the-Book Teaching Methods

"...responsibility." -Amber Miller, pictured above at the Austin Montessori School with students using educational tools common to Montessori classrooms..."

Sept. 26, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Opinion: Another School Shooting – This Is Our America Now

We are a country that loves its guns more than the children we've lost to gun violence

"...were only about 375 students in that whole high school. Everyone knew everyone, whether they wanted to or not...."

Feb. 24, 2023 Column by Heather Lewis

As COVID Surges, AISD to Offer Virtual School

Remote option for K-6 students too young for vaccine

"...of Trustees meeting on Monday, July 26, and mere days after Austin and Travis County moved to Stage 4..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

High School Sophomore Fundraises to Feed Hungry Students

Many students are especially food insecure during pandemic holidays

"...year, with most kids at home and not in-person school, lunch debt isn’t the issue – but there will..."

Nov. 25, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

House Rolls Out School Finance Bill

Republican leaders propose $9 billion in funding for public schools over the next two years

"...Texas House of Representatives rolled out that chamber's long-awaited school finance bill, House Bill 3, at a press conference..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ann Richards School Deserves Better

"...Dear Editor: The Chronicle’s article on the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is deeply concerning for the..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Postmarks

Looking for a School Chief

AISD zigzags its way to a new superintendent

"...It's been 10 years since the Austin Independent School District last searched for a new superintendent, and to..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Gets the Ball Rolling on High School Redesign

Gates Foundation grant pushes attempt to completely rethink high school

"...of trustees grappled with the proper recipe for high school success, the latest step of a multiyear process known..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Abbott Says School Vouchers Are Coming, Rural Republicans Don’t Seem Convinced

A Guv can dream, can’t he?

"...Is Greg Abbott fantasizing or what? On Monday, the..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Lege Lines: Only 139 Days to Go for the 86th Texas Legislature

House, Senate gavel in with new leadership

"...and priorities before the House membership. Property tax and school finance reforms top the list, which also includes repair..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

1 Fest, 2 Founders, 3 Days: 4ever

Forever Fest finds the total outer limits of all things squee

"...will paint the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz pink for three days this weekend with screenings of nostalgic favorites Sixteen Candles..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Back to School

Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power

"...after a decade as superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, he left for his successor one piece of..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Finance Bill Heads for the Floor

Republicans pass HB 2 out of committee over educator objections

"...House Public Education Committee, dominated by Republicans, pushed the school finance reform bill out of committee on Tuesday, forcing..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Dark Days

Six years ago, Marc Singer wasn't homeless, and he wasn't a filmmaker. With Dark Days, he became both.

"...credit for the film. As he sees it, Dark Days -- an evocative film about a society of homeless..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

The Home School

Austin's latest class of cinematic talent – represented by six anticipated films at SXSW – is going places, but they aren't leaving anytime soon.

"...erode if people here need to leave. Maybe our days are numbered, and that makes me sad...."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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