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Naked City
Guv's '65 Percent' mandate called arbitrary and a distraction
"...65 cents of every public education dollar in the classrooms, plus measures to require districts to report money they..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Point Austin: Pointed Questions for 2006
When the Lege comes back to school, will they have done their homework?
"...that he believes "intelligent design" should be taught in Texas schools as an acceptable alternative to Darwinian biological theory...."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...practitioners has filed suit in Travis Co. against the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for requiring that..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature

AISD Versus Representative Democracy
Board to push back union representation deal another two months
"...Tonight, the board is expected to vote on yet..."

Feb. 27, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

UT Faculty Say Conservatization of the School Is a Long Time Coming
Another brick in the wall
"...The University of Texas has, of course, had a sizable contingent of conservative..."

March 11, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Mr. Woods Goes to Washington
UT grad student John Woods has a few ideas about reasonable gun control
"...Over the last two Texas legislative sessions, Woods has become a recognizable face at..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Downtown's New Year
"...NONPROFIT/OTHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION7. Texas Association of Counties..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Dropout Problem
Not students, but teachers – AISD struggles to retain qualified educators
"...in tidy rows outside, 350 adults filled a dozen classrooms inside to learn about classroom management, cultural sensitivity, AISD..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Gifted and Talented Education Programs Turn the Lights Out on Non-White Students
"Race is the greatest predictor of who succeeds and fails in American public education"
"...When Yasmine Smith was in elementary school, her teachers planned to refer her to the special education coordinator...."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

After a Difficult Year at AISD, 2,100 Staffers Are Leaving
Resignations are higher than ever
"...last time. After 23 years teaching in Florida and Texas, Thomas resigned from his career in education in favor..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform
"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet
"...just over four weeks left to go, the 86th Texas Legislature is on track to send Gov. Greg Abbott..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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.
"...him plaudits from around the state, including the 1996 Texas Educational Theatre Association's award for Educator of the Year...."

March 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Naked City
"...The 30-year-long Texas prison reform lawsuit known as Ruiz v. Estelle appears..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City
"...a final rejection by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Association of Business turned over documents requested by a..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...intemperate, America-hating Rahul Mahajan did the Green Party of Texas a severe disservice. Rahul's extraordinary stilted and simplistic political..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Big Fish,Small Bowl
On View: Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Moses
"...about 30 students clamoring outside his office at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the new Commissioner of Education decided..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...a poll stating that, in a match-up for the Texas Governor's Mansion, either Rick Perry or Kay Bailey Hutchison..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature

University High
Community colleges are pushing "college credit" courses for high school students -- but the education is in doubt.
"...John still sits next to Jane in the same classroom, taking notes from the same instructor -- a teacher..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Declaration of Independence
Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way
"...de Zavala, the only Mexican native to sign the Texas Declaration of Independence, it opened in 1936. "Same year..."

May 9, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Changing Places
The new Pickle Elementary School is a crucible of the changing St. Johns neighborhood
"...academic program, but a strategy for getting parents and teachers deeply involved in the school and the community. After..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Changing Directions
Community-based programs aim to redirect the 'school-to-prison pipeline'
"...in high school. She was removed from her 10th-grade classroom and placed in a tutoring program housed in a..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Dagny Zenovia

The Perils of Big Data
The up- and downsides of student information collection
"...of this technology is a real missed opportunity for teachers and school districts seeking to improve student learning."..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...myth of the separation of church and state." – Texas Republican Party platform, adopted June 3 in San AntonioHeadlines•..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Tommy Shane Steiner's new release Then Came the Night ["Texas Platters," April 12]. Yes, I did say Shane, and..."

April 19, 2002 Column

Budget Blackboard
Write 100 Times: AISD Needs More Money
"...wasn't until June 4, after receiving information from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on the district's financial prospects, that..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets
Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story
"...a rare double honor: an "exemplary" rating from the Texas Education Agency, combined with a five-star rating from the..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Leave No Child Behind
In a an excerpt from their new book, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose expose Bush's No Child Left Behind policy as an educational Enron.
"...so we're not real partial to public education in Texas...."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Slow Dying of Johnston High
State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival
"...Austin Independent School Dis­trict to a table full of Texas Education Agency staffers who would deal directly with the..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Schools in Session
Legislators Study Issues: From Vouchers to Combat Pay
"...pick a few of them back up again. The Texas Education Code was revamped, streamlined, and (most folks agree)..."

Jan. 3, 1997 News Column by Roseana Auten

Fanning the Flames
Did TV News Reports Jeopardize Out Youth Austin's Partnership With AISD?
"...endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association of School Administrators, the American Federation of Teachers, the..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Suzy Spencer

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