Class Struggle

UT Big Wheels' Perks Outweigh Staff's Paychecks

"...job as the head basketball coach at the University of Texas. But he got a $643,000 going away present..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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Off the Desk:

"...yet another ambitious downtown plan. It includes the construction of a new City Hall facing Town Lake, the purchase..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

The Dropout Problem

Not students, but teachers – AISD struggles to retain qualified educators

"...Two weeks before the first day of school in the Austin Independent School District, the halls..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Fighting Sexual Assault

Amid growing national momentum, UT-Austin takes steps to protect incoming students

"...This stark statistic is the opening sentence of the first report of the new White House Task..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

Making Ends Meet

The new AISD budget hurts, but less than in past years

"...Few phrases make public school administrators tremble like "budget negotiations." And for good reason...."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Quote of the Week: "Bush is the greatest threat to life..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...Quote of the Week "What Las Manitas has given to Austin..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Off the Desk:

"...Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do beginning Oct. 16,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "Forty workers here, five workers there begin..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Staff Infection

Sick of Low Wages, UT Staff Vow Three-Day 'Burnt Orange Flu'

"...politely would do. But after more than a decade of service to the university -- nine years of it..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Knowledge Is Power as Nursing Homes Combat COVID-19

There’s a lot we don’t know about the pandemics’s toll in care centers, but what we do know is bad

"...pandemic in the U.S. dawned with the tragic story of Life Care Center, a nursing home outside Seattle where..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...1998, 1999, and 2000. I have been the chief of staff at Children's for the past two years, so..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Chief Knee has a lot of problems as manager, but I thought your article ["Weak..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

AISD De-Magnetized?

A proposal to move AISD's Liberal Arts Academy to LBJ High School almost certainly means resegregation for Johnston High School, its former home.

"...recommendations from a community working group and Austin Independent School District Superintendent Pat Forgione, the AISD board appears poised..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

Budget Blackboard

Write 100 Times: AISD Needs More Money

"...When it came to making the budget for 1997-98, officials of the Austin Independent School District say they were..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Naked City

The winner of the district's union election is a foregone conclusion

"...unusual election is in progress within the Austin Independent School District to determine which organization will function as the..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Been Down So Long

Piecemeal Relief Is Recommended for Retired Teachers

"...one. At 23, her energy and devotion at one of Ft. Worth's inner city public schools won her several..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "We regularly receive reports, some quite intriguing..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "I ... find that Glasgow's use of..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Handicapping the (future) race for mayor.Rep. Jim Dunnam introduces a bill that would place new restrictions on charter schools and limit the creation of new charters; charter school advocates protest, saying they're being punished for the misdeeds of a few.

"...In the six years since the Texas Legislature opened up the public education system to privately..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week"I'm flattered at the possibility of being the..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Deconstructing the Public Schools

"...bills targeting education this session. Here's a brief selection of the worst still standing:..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

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Our readers talk back.

"...7 and I'm in second grade and I home school. I like what you put for the Best Billboard..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Putting Himself 'Out Here'

Theatre Arts and English teacher Rick Garcia has put himself "out here," on Austin's fringes, n the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High School, to reach out to some of the poorest kids in one of Austin's most neglected neighborhoods and make a difference through that rare and vital cocktail: art and education.

"..."Out here," is how Rick Garcia repeatedly describes the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High School where he teaches Theatre..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

AISD Notebook

"...a term from journalist and author Susan Faludi, practitioners of "backlash" culture should thank and praise the muddle-headed school..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Black Eastsiders: Powers a Friend

Will the next UT president continue Powers' work repairing the relationship between UT and East Austin?

"...UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa had demanded the resignation of UT-Austin President Bill Powers, under threat of dismissal, there..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

Promises, Promises

Two Austin neighborhoods vie to bring down federal dollars to help transform communities

"...may sound like a lot – but in terms of tackling entrenched poverty, it's barely a drop in the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Endorsements

"...asking themselves sagely, "Didn't I just vote a couple of weeks ago?" Not exactly, since most of you skipped..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...asking themselves sagely, "Didn't I just vote a couple of weeks ago?" Not exactly, since most of you skipped..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "We try to create a house that..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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