A Failure to Communicate

AISD's community outreach needs to go back to school

"...vote to hand over Allan Elementary to IDEA Public Schools. There was a heavier-than-normal police presence both in and..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Christmas Edition

Bohac wants some, er, Winter cheer in schools

"...'Twas six days before Christmas, And all through the Texas House, Not..."

Dec. 23, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What Now for Central Health?

Medical school planning begins, and associated care programs move to implementation

"...2016 opening of a full-service University of Texas medical school...."

Nov. 23, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Some Reforms Left Behind

Lege looks to account for school accountability

"...separate meetings March 17 to discuss the new public school accountability bill – Senate Bill 3 and its companion,..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trial and Error, Rewarded

The days- and nights- and years-long journey to make August Evening

"...stint, Van Deusen was back for the 18-hour, 105-degree days. Eska rented a house to accommodate 20 people living..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Anybody's Home?

The Texas Documentary Tour: Liz Lambert's 'The Last Days of the San José'

"...So, in The Last Days of the San José, what we have at the..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Weird Science Takes the Stage

The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play

"...to the principal's office once for wearing shorts to school. The vice-principal cut the threads that held the cuffs..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Thirteen

Catherine Hardwicke directs her laser-beam gaze into the horrifically malleable soul of young girls caught in bad situations.

"...their tweens: 13-year-olds. Think of it as the ABC Afterschool Special that no one had the cojones to air..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more

"...The days are getting longer and the roads are calling with..."

April 30, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Point Austin: The Definition of Insanity

Waiting for the Legislature to finally do its duty on school finance

"...and the Capitol might actually accomplish some progress on school funding, health care, transportation ......"

Jan. 18, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The Smartest Kids in the Room

Hint: It may not be the AISD board of trustees

"...for skills like rhetoric and public speaking for Texas school kids any more. So two Austin ISD students –..."

April 29, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Common Law

Back to School – Can My 15-Year-Old Still Work?

"...worked all summer. Can she keep working now that school is getting ready to start back up?..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...voters approved last fall to build eight new AISD schools? This week the district will break ground on the..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature

On the Lege: Two Sessions, Two Failures

Lawmakers still can't salvage school finance

"...end their second special session Friday without passing a school finance plan that would have provided tax breaks for..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

The Challenge of Judge Dietz

School finance decision puts responsibility where it's always been - on all of us

"...John Dietz last week found the current Texas public school finance system unconstitutional. His rulings were brief and straightforward,..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"..."I want School of Rock to create youthful musicians who have the..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...stress-bake our way through this longest of all Election Days, Central Texas saw steady yet light turnout for most..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

We Have an Issue: The News Is Always Breaking

It’s our Back to School issue... but what does “Back to School” even mean in pandemic time?

"...never not breaking. That's made our annual Back to School Issue something of a challenge. We've endeavored to give..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

AISD Girds for a Rough Ride Next Year

Sustainable funding, limits on charters highlight legislative proposals

"...As the COVID-19 crisis continues, the Austin Independent School District board of trustees is turning its eyes toward..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Local Students Face an Open-Ended Spring Break

School's out for ...

"...30 – the first day of class after the school's extended two-week spring break – undergraduate and graduate instruction..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Midway

Roland Emmerich goes all guns blazing recreating the pivotal sea battle

"...Kai-shek, one of whom is, thank Buddha!, an English-speaking school teacher. But wait – there’s still more!!! Emmerich and..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Columbus

A gorgeous and resonant tale of two loners

"...here utterly captivates), although a year out of high school, is reluctant to leave town for college because she..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slash

A sweet coming-of-age film set in the world of fan fiction

"...suffered the slings and arrows of being a high school outsider, director Clay Liford’s film is a revelation. It..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The 33

Antonio Banderas stars in this story about the trapped Chilean miners

"...Chilean miners trapped a half-mile below ground for 69 days after the 2010 collapse of the San José Mine..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unbroken

The heroic story of Louis Zamperini, who endured harrowing hardships during World War II, is the subject of Angelina Jolie's second movie.

"...Air Force and having his plane crash-land, surviving 47 days at sea in a life raft, getting rescued by..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Giver

This movie based on a Newbery Award-winning novel presents teens in a dystopic society that's a manmade invention born of good intentions.

"...seem to be all the rage in movies these days, as demonstrated by the popularity of the Twilight and..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Noah

Partly allegorical, partly spectacular, and wholly sincere, Darren Aronofsky gives us another memorable movie about a driven individual.

"...ark is far-removed from our collective recollections of Sunday school pageants and Cecil B. DeMille extravaganzas. Instead, this film..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Happy Feet!

'You listening to the ooold school – KUTX, nine-eight-nine!'

"..."You listening to the Ooold School, with John E. Dee!" announces Hanson at the end..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Interview: Haim

‘Oh my God, Lionel Richie? I’m going to cry.’

"...Two weeks before the release of Days Are Gone, L.A. neo-New Wave trio Haim’s much anticipated..."

Oct. 3, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

From the Vaults: Red Dawn (1984) Reviewed

Godless commies invaded America once before

"...war films, and a friend of ours from our graduate-school days at UT and CinemaTexas. The Texas-bred Fore now..."

Nov. 22, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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