Bracing for School Closures

AISD says all schools at risk, but parents worry for poor areas

"...Austin ISD officials aren’t ready to say which of the district’s 116..."

May 30, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

With 25,000 Empty Seats, AISD Enrollment Factors Into Massive Budget Problem

Falling down an endless budget hole

"...The school closure crisis is entangled with the release of Texas’ A-F accountability ratings, which came out in April..."

May 30, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?

Behind efforts to eliminate the state test that stresses kids out and shuts schools down

"...Lots of people hate the STAAR test – students (of course),..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Gov. Greg Abbott Appointees Could Take Over UT

Texas Republicans move forward with new bill attacking academic freedom

"...Republicans are working to tighten their grip on the state’s public universities. Monday night, the House’s Higher Education Committee..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

New staff planned for three poor-performance schools

"...replace its principal, other school leadership, and about half of its teachers in an effort to bring up the..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...KUT, KUTX, PBS Funds On the Line: On top of the arts organizations losing federal dollars this week, President..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature

Bill Would Ban Teaching DEI Topics in Many College Classrooms

Proposal targets lessons on systemic racism

"...Stella Flores has built her academic career on studying educational equity. She teaches students about systemic inequality, public policy,..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Sixteen Austin Schools Drop From B to F Ratings Under New State Measure

A state takeover of the district’s school board becomes likelier

"...Monica Mills is the principal of Rodriguez Elementary School in Southeast Austin, a school where..."

May 2, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: AISD Officials, Lamar Parents Should Learn From the Past

As AISD decides the fate of Dobie Middle School, school officials and Lamar Middle School parents should consider the past closure of Anderson High to ensure that history does not repeat itself

"...Independent School District Superintendent Matias Segura disclosing the likelihood of busing Dobie Middle School students to Lamar Middle School,..."

May 2, 2025 Column by Allison Raven

Family and Staff Dismayed at Dobie Middle School’s Likely Closure

Austin ISD could face state takeover if school remains open

"...The heartbreak and confusion came flooding out Monday night..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

One Week After Warning of School Consolidations, AISD May Have Its First Target

Dobie Middle School low test scores create risk of TEA takeover

"...seemed like any other. It was arranged by local nonprofit Austin Voices for Education and Youth to celebrate the..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...by the Texas Legislature are mostly to blame, city officials said, but projected declines in overall property values throughout..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature

School Consolidation Comes to Austin ISD With Funding Down

It’s here

"...was $60 million. After repeated cuts and an infusion of new tax dollars, it now sits at $110 million...."

April 4, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

DOGEing the Texas Education Agency

Conservatives back Dem bill to shrink agency overseeing schools

"...political radar or something more interesting – the beginning of a movement?..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

MAGA Moms and the Republican Resistance to School Vouchers

Make education public again

"...I’ve stayed at home with them every single second of their lives. And I believe in the family unit...."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...will be alarmed to learn that a new species of sunflower has been discovered in the Big Bend National..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature

The Austin Chronic: A Rundown of Cannabis Bills at the Texas Capitol

The legislative “sesh” has its papers

"...what you’ve been up to and you say “reading state legislation proposals about cannabis.”..."

March 7, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Lawmakers Consider Restricting College Degrees Leading to Low-Paying Jobs

Proposed program cuts based on debt-to-income ratios

"...Higher education in Texas is not only changing with federal funding..."

Feb. 28, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Big Medium Closes, Leaving a Void in Austin’s Art Scene

Loss of nonprofit puts future of Austin Studio Tours in question

"...dealt another devastating blow with the announcement that one of its key institutions, nonprofit Big Medium, is closing down..."

Feb. 25, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...this universality, curing that vagina pain with healthy doses of laughter and sobs. This one-woman show broke barriers at..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Valentine's and Beyond With This Weekend's Recommended Events

From dark stories to romantic dance

"...celebrate life and love, pop into this pre-Valentine’s party offering unique fun and discovery. Beyond scoping out the museum’s..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

As ICE Sweeps Reach Austin, Area Schools Prepare for Potential of Campus Arrests

State police will team with federal agencies in immigration arrests

"...The photo from Houston shows a beige neighborhood of big houses with brick facades, 6-foot privacy fences, and..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Texas Lege Preview: Saving Public Education

Vouchers and school funding and never the twain shall meet

"...Isn’t it great that public education is getting the attention it deserves? Texas Republicans agree..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Is Finding More and More Ways to Cut Expenses in Budget Crunch

All the cuts, all the time

"...Back in April of 2024, when Austin ISD first realized it was facing..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...U.S. ambassador to Italy? Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and Landry’s restaurant group and a..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature

Austin Public Schools May Need to Consolidate. Trustees Aren’t All Ready to Talk About It.

Candid ruminations on the possibility of school closures in AISD

"...a question he’d rather not address. It doesn’t happen often, but it did on Dec. 12, during a board..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...to pick up the kids from school?” Joaquín García of LUPE recently asked during a meeting with immigrants. “Payments..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Early Vote: After two full days of early voting, 3,119 voters cast a ballot in Travis..."

Dec. 6, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Watson Wins (Officially): Carmen Llanes Pulido has formally ended her mayoral campaign,..."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...Chris Rufo stood before an audience of 50 at the University of Texas in a dark..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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