Lights Out After School?

If federal funding gets cut, AISD could lose after-school programs

"...AISD has the largest after-school program in Central Texas, serving 13,000 students in 47..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center

“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"

"...teams and feeder patterns – the arrangements of campuses, programs, and attendance zones that determine the paths that Austin..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools

The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?

"...grants) and poor students ($1.2 billion out of after-hours programs and summer school funding, plus dramatic cuts to programs..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lunchtime at Asian American Cultural Center's Magic Dragon School

"...Wan deftly prepares midafternoon snacks for the pre- and after-school programs at the Asian American Cultural Center. "Snack is..."

March 23, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

School of Hard Knocks

Number Discrepancies

"...teens, and alternative educational pathways, including self-guided and school-to-work programs, have helped bridge the gap between students' need for..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...to be so incorporated; with all of Texas' Medicaid programs now under managed care, each of those regions loses..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

After Five Decades, Austin Recovery to Close

Nonprofit succumbs to financial challenges made worse by COVID

"...achieve sobriety through residential inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment programs, stopped accepting new adult clients on Friday, April 17...."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin School of Film Goes Online ... and Global With Play at Home

ASoF finds play in its pandemic programs

"...they needed to plan carefully. "[Other organizations] were taking programs that were created for in-person experiences and putting them..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

Playback: Spotify Gifts Kealing Middle School

After the SXSW carnival leaves town, Kealing Middle School will have something to show for it – thanks to Spotify

"...that while Kealing's core classes are mostly separated between programs, the music electives serve both student bodies...."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

AISD Releases Plans for School Closures and Consolidations

12 campuses impacted as district grapples with declining enrollment

"...inequities in the district among three broad categories: “people,” “programs,” and “places” which include actions aimed at increasing the..."

Sept. 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More

Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more

"...Huberty, R-King­wood, which provides extra cash for half-day pre-K programs that reach new standards to be set by the..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Board Debates Path for Future School Closures

AISD Board gets closer to "school change"

"...the west, or "academic deserts" without access to popular programs such as dual-language classes or pre-Advanced Placement courses. (The..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The School Board Shuffle

Geronimo Rodriguez named AISD Board prez after Kendall Pace resigns

"...behind Pace's texts, which appeared to malign dual language programs and the "community schools" model, something that has become..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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.

"...that end. Del Valle's elementary reading and TAAS remediation programs became national models, teacher training and salaries were stepped..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Programs That Let Austin Youth Speak Out A Stage of Their Own

"...story who are involved in various Austin youth theatre programs. They know that what they are doing is art...."

Aug. 18, 1995 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

Back to School

Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power

"...that the first step to releasing funds for new programs is to scrub the budget of ineffective and unnecessary..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...We decided to deliver our summer programs online and had to quickly shift the model to..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

What Follows Five Years of Failure at Mendez Middle School?

Making the grade

"...the "culture and climate" of a classroom, intrinsically valuable programs such as fine arts or athletics, and other measures..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School for Scripts

Why Get an MFA in Playwriting? Here's Why

"...Two different programs in playwriting are offered by UT. The Department of..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

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"

"...and continuously advocated for their children's inclusion in GT programs; nearly all of them expressed concern for parents who..."

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

High School Sophomore Fundraises to Feed Hungry Students

Many students are especially food insecure during pandemic holidays

"...hungry students. Even with school district and food bank programs in place, people fall through the cracks during the..."

Nov. 25, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Chartering Middle School

Hoping to reach middle-schoolers who could go off track in a regular school setting, district moves forward with charter school plans

"...running its two charter high schools, which are "recovery" programs for dropouts and near-dropouts. The schools mix academic and..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Who Killed Porter Middle School?

The evidence points to George W. Bush. But he wasn't alone.

"...arm. These specialized schools will not be ability-based magnet programs, but interest-based programs open to all. Still, when parents..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Sculpting a School

David Deming on the Art of Being a Dean

"...wasn't as readily available, and a lot of the programs in the university were developed by people who had..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW EDU Panels Tackle Stopping the School-to Prison Pipeline

Proposing policy solutions at SXSWedu

"...rates, probability of future unemployment, reliance on social welfare programs, and imprisonment...."

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Francesca D'Annunzio

Fed School Funding

Teachers' unions say Race to the Top places too much emphasis on testing

"...governor's office." Because Texas stayed out of nationwide collaborative programs that would add points to the application, there was..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

At the Ready Gets in the Uniform Boots of Texas’ High School Cops

Sundance title comes to AFS's drive-in screen

"...potential for a documentary: "I wasn't aware that these programs existed. [And] if I don't know about it, who..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

After Mosley Murder, Tough Questions About AISD Campus Violence

The stabbing of a Reagan High student is a symptom of a much larger problem, say community leaders

"...the normal and controllable parameters and to assess whether programs and strategies should be employed." The AISD board was..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...trustees to be able to move forward with the programs that you feel you need for your particular district."..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Johnston High School Is Dead; Long Live ...?

Johnston High will get a new name and perhaps a new lease on life

"...College" and a "New Tech" high school, as "innovative programs that could meet the needs of the East Austin..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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