Officials Express Concern, Not Fear, as Austin Events Face Possible Spread of Coronavirus

Austin Public Health delivers update on Travis County preparedness

"...thousands in China, and recently, has caused the deaths of at least nine people, mostly elderly, in Washington state...."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Werewolf

Brian McGreevy wants to ruin your workday

"...What with the saturation of glittery-torsoed vampires and Jane Austen-chomping zombies in contemporary novels,..."

April 6, 2012 Books Feature by Sarah Smith

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the last minute Monday following an appeal filed by Texas A.G. Ken Paxton. The lawsuit centers around whether or..."

June 21, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...APD Officer Chris Taylor has been indicted by a Travis County..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature

147th District Court: Two Kinds of Experience

One candidate draws on criminal law, the other on civil, for criminal bench

"...District Court pits a seasoned criminal attorney and public official against a maverick civil lawyer with a history of..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas, Art Texas

When it comes to Lone Star art, Rebecca Cohen wrote the book (finally!)

"...guide to all the art museums and galleries in Texas. Now, that last need might not bother most folks,..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...at www.votetravis.com. Need an already printed application? See p.13 of this week's paper...."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Vouchers Approved: Hundreds of public school supporters dressed in red descended on the..."

April 18, 2025 News Feature

Cream of the Crop

Ten Percent Plan Takes True Grit

"...photograph by Doug Potter In the wake of Hopwood, Texas's institutions of higher education are suffering under..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Audrey Duff

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...a child. Yet between No Child Left Behind's culture of high-stakes standardized testing, the reform movement's bullish attitude to..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Scrap It or Cap It? What to Do With Texas' Top Ten Percent Law.

Some want to do away with the post-'Hopwood' admissions law, but UT officials and others say it works

"...who testified at last Wednesday's Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education hearing regarding the Top Ten Percent law governing Texas..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Getting School to Work

Aided by an infusion of new tax dollars from high-tech and other industries, Del Valle ISD finds success by investing heavily in school-to-career programs.

"...Amid the millennial fascination with Central Texas' new economy -- the era of promised wealth descending..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Ye Olde Witch Hunt Tactic Makes a Comeback in Right-Wing War on Public Education

Which course is witch?

"...Right-wing news outlet/propaganda mill Texas Scorecard is trying its hand at the classic application..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

SCOTUS Punts on Fisher vs. UT, Lifts Part of Voting Rights Act

Two major rulings from the Supreme Court

"...As the Texas Legislature roiled and boiled with the abortion debate, lawmakers..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Man of the Hour

Superintendent Pat Forgione discusses his goals for AISD in a Q&A interview with reporter Kevin Fullerton.

"...It's rare that a school superintendent enjoys the celebrity status that has been foisted..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Brief History of School Desegregation

"...v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court establishes the doctrine of "separate but equal," helping to promote segregationist laws and..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Normalizing Insanity: In the final week of this election cycle, the Republican Party is running two..."

Nov. 1, 2024 News Feature

Right-Wing Activist Chris Rufo Calls for “Siege” of University at UT

Professors were there to shut him down

"...articulate call to “lay siege” to the nation’s system of higher education at UT’s Republican donor-funded Salem Center on..."

Nov. 17, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...are different from those raised elsewhere, in all kinds of weird and wonderful ways. Stephanie Erlewine has four of..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Texas Schools’ Drug Policies Aren’t Working

Schools are contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline by continuing to use drug education that has been proven to be harmful

"...A 14-year-old girl can walk into school as an ordinary student and walk out with a..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Dhiya Dhandapani

Opinion: Even Post-COVID, A-F School Ranking System Should Get an F

We should take this moment to evaluate the utility of the A-F system as a whole, as it does not sufficiently capture the nuance of the work being done in our schools

"...For the last two years, alongside first-day photos and school supplies shopping, a big part of the back-to-school season..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Rolf Straubhaar

Top 10 Education Stories

Mack Brown, Meria Carstarphen, and the rest of the gang

"...1) A Vote of No Confidence AISD voters handed Superintendent Meria Carstarphen an..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...and you can hear it – the unmistakable din of a high school band room. That swell of horns..."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Out of the Schools and Into the Polls

Lege (and voters) still fighting over how much to cut public schools

"...Whatever happens with school finance this session, everyone agrees on one fact: There..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Charter School Stats

"...There are 230 charter schools listed in the state accountability ratings for 2002...."

April 4, 2003 News Feature

Coca-Cola High School

Marketing at Westlake: It's the Deal Thing

"...illustration by Doug Potter Westlake High School gets a new softball field. Coca-Cola gets exclusive access..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...or LUPE, are conducting “Know Your Rights” campaigns, The Texas Tribune reports, warning undocumented citizens that they should make..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature

Local Democrats Take Another Shot at Education Board

Third time's a charm?

"...Texas State Board of Education candidate Judy Jennings just wants..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...by FY 2030. Property tax caps imposed by the Texas Legislature are mostly to blame, city officials said, but..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature

Lege Goes to School: Education Bills

"...Taxes, finance, vouchers, graduation paths, "parent triggers," and community schools: Lawmakers have filed a broad slate of education bills,..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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