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"...that I commend him. I also would like to pay my genuine respects to Terence [McArdle] and his family,..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column

Creative Capital?

In the City of Ideas, the people with ideas are dancing with day jobs.

"...the sculptor found herself working clerical jobs, again, to pay the bills, and scraping up time at night and..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael Erard

Jeb! Trains His Energy on Mastery

Please clap for Bush’s ambitious yet familiar SXSW EDU pitch

"...ExcelinEd, the model envisions smaller, more manageable classes where teachers and technology tailor instruction to students’ current levels of..."

March 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...AISD Teachers Get an A..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from beneath the pink granite dome

"...• Chalk up a victory for the legion of teachers battling belittling legislation this session. Under the auspice of..."

July 22, 2005 News Column

Shrinking Schools

While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings

"...thing) aren't the greatest, but it's a place where teachers value creativity, where parents turn out in droves for..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Johnston High Turns Triplet

AISD moves on plan to divide Eastside school into three smaller 'learning communities'

"...10 academies of about 200 students and a dozen teachers each. "It's a place to start. It creates a..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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"...five million vehicle trips a year? That money would pay half of the city's share of the Lance Armstrong..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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"...community, trust, and shared vision does not get built. Teachers are easily criticized, blamed for low test scores, and..."

March 29, 2002 Column

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...specific ("100% parity and equity of teacher and administrator pay across color and gender lines"), but all shared a..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

"Still Separate and Still Unequal"

"...We need smaller classes and reduced administrative burden on teachers. We need resources for high quality education for all..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature

School of Hard Knocks

Number Discrepancies

"...They leave the relative security of middle school, where teachers are responsible for smaller groups and better able to..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Point Austin: On the Border and Elsewhere, Gov. Abbott Suffers the Little Children

Best governor in the nation? Depends on who you ask.

"...is that it deleted an early provision for schoolteacher pay raises – because Abbott and his GOP colleagues intend..."

July 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

AISD Moves Toward Affordable Child Care in Old Pease Campus

Plus other news from their latest meeting

"...at Pease to bring affordable child care to district teachers and staff. At Coy, the district wants to build..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Trustees Consider $30 Million in Cuts

Treading carefully on the budget

"...from a controversial proposed change to the amount of pay employees receive during extended leave...."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: The Voters Speak, the Governor Listens

Abbott leaves the red-state red-meat back at the mansion

"...5, Gov. Greg Abbott named school finance, increasing teacher pay, property tax "reform," school safety, and (evoking Hur­ri­cane Harvey)..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Fixing the Gap

Mayors tackle school finance at SXSWedu

"...funds. Taylor argued for finding ways to get underpaid teachers living in their community, so they are better connected..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Moneyed elites get richer the old-fashioned way: stealing

"...a preliminary statistic: 158,000. That's the number of kindergarten teachers in America, and their combined income in 2013 was..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

Save Our Schools!

Texans advance on Capitol in bid to preserve public schools

"...public education. The coalition's plan is to gather families, teachers, administrators, trustees, union activists, and business interests from across..."

March 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Holes Plugged ... Temporarily

The 2009 AISD budget balances the books, but the financial future's not bright

"...of $31 million coming via the ending of one-time payments. Even so, the district anticipates only $843 million in..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: Carstarphen Seals the Deal

Folks, we've got ourselves a new school superintendent

"...fifth. At $275,000 plus bonuses and allowances, her starting pay is up from her St. Paul salary of $195,000..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Vote Yes on Prop. 1

"...1. The measure will allow the district to provide teachers a 3% pay raise for this school year. If..."

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Point Austin: Bare Necessities

Budget decisions are about money ... and justice

"...they were attempting to bankrupt City Hall and the taxpayers with their outrageous contract demands, which city administrators must..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Column by Michael King

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...local organizations. The store is completely nonprofit: Book sales pay for the space and more books, while everything else..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature

AISD Grossly Underpays

"...Dear Editor, Did you know that AISD pays teachers considerably less than [districts in] outlying areas, considerably..."

June 25, 2008 Postmarks

Capitol Briefs

"...privately funded municipal utility districts. MUDs, while handy for paying for infrastructure, are costly and cumbersome to annex, says..."

June 1, 2007 News Column

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Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...hundred-dollar valuation. That will mean a slight bump for taxpayers, but it's less than the hospital district wanted. When..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature

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"...homeless people and that most U.S. families are one paycheck from being homeless ourselves. I am ready to have..."

May 26, 2006 Column

On the Lege

Opening day of the special legislative session featured more plot lines than a MASH episode.

"...school property taxes by $6 billion a year and pay for the cut with an expanded business tax, higher..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Amy Smith

5% an Insult

"...Editor, What an insulting way to offer 5% of teachers a pay raise [“Pay, Performance, Politics, and Education,” News,..."

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