Farewell to Allan

Eastside parents watch AISD and IDEA dismantle their neighborhood school

"...away from them and handed over to IDEA Public Schools. Next year, the same thing will happen to Eastside..."

June 1, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Greater Burden

"...Field,” News, June 3]: The Austin Chronicle asserts that charter schools have an advantage over ISDs when building new..."

June 6, 2016 Postmarks

Are Unions Educational Kryptonite?

New doc pins school failures on unions

"...An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim presents U.S. public schools as struggling through a crisis created by intractable teachers'..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Virtually Unkillable: TEA to Resurrect Online Charters

Supporters of 'virtual schools' never say die

"...So it seems with the Texas proponents of "virtual charter" schools -- Web-based, generally home-schooled substitutes for classroom education...."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Texas Education Agency Ratings

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

April 4, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Anti light rail faction makes final push. Austin politicians travel to Round Rock to promote a charter school.

"...28 open house at the McCullough Academy of Excellence charter school in Krusee's district -- a PR event for..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

AISD to Consider Charters and Communities Tonight

Agenda a complex dance between trustees, neighborhoods and employees

"...employees' union. The keywords for the night will be charters, co-location, and community...."

Dec. 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dollars for Charters

"...reported last week that while there still aren't many charter schools overall in Texas, the Texas Education Agency is..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Dis-Harmony From the Right

Austin ISD gets caught in right-wing fight over Turkish programs

"...Texas Republicans are infamously fond of religious charter schools – unless, of course, the religion in question..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

"...to Austin ISD, but to American YouthWorks, a self-paced charter school that serves 550 students at two campuses in..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Texas Faith and Freedom

Samantha Smoot recounts her work with the Texas Freedom Network

"...organizations, and later on things like tracking on how charter schools were performing, tracking how the privately funded voucher..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Public Notice: Which CAMP Are You In?

Privatizers launch new strategy for school board elections

"...basically two camps. One side wants to maintain public schools as a common good overseen by democratically elected school..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Enrollment Stalling, IDEA Gets Magnetic

IDEA begins recruiting districtwide, magnet-style

"...District first proposed handing campuses over to IDEA Public Schools, it was sold to parents and trustees as a..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...a possible single-member district map. Hebert, who addressed the Charter Commission last week, said single-member districts boost minority participation..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature

Designed To Fail

As Pearce may face another repurposing, AISD gets excited about single-sex schools

"...reference to potentially turning both Pearce and Garcia middle schools into separate boys' and girls' schools (see "'Are We..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Family and Staff Dismayed at Dobie Middle School’s Likely Closure

Austin ISD could face state takeover if school remains open

"...two years, then reopening it; or bringing in a charter school to take over management of the school...."

April 18, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What's Next for American YouthWorks?

TEA's closing leaves at-risk students adrift

"...Texas Education Agency announced that it was revoking YouthWorks' charter for what CEO Parc Smith describes as an accounting..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Asenath Andrews: 'A Place Where People Know Us'

Detroit's Catherine Ferguson Academy has a 90% graduation rate with pregnant teens

"...were black." Finally, the Salvation Army convinced Detroit public schools to provide some teachers. However, Andrews said, "The only..."

March 1, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's a Bad Idea

"...Austin ISD’s recent decision to outsource two East Austin schools to a charter company based in Brownsville, too little..."

Jan. 31, 2012 Postmarks

Capitol Chronicle

Bill Bennett sells his virtue for lucre from "virtual charters"

"...sure thing: selling the con game known as "virtual charter schools" to the State Board of Education. Since the..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Acronyms Explained

"...educational equity." With funding from various underwriters in the charter and "reform" movement, they provide local "leadership training" for..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature

The History of an IDEA

Factchecking the AISD trustees' op-ed claims

"...the PR pummeling it took over the IDEA Public Schools debacle. But if its latest attempt to rewrite history..."

Dec. 28, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...of managing the $44 billion Perma­nent School Fund, approving charter schools, and adopting curricula and textbooks for the state's..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...of managing the $44 billion Perma­nent School Fund, approving charter schools, and adopting curricula and textbooks for the state's..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fuller Statements Misleading

"...partnership between the Austin Independent School District and IDEA charter schools, Whittaker featured extensive quotes from Ed Fuller about..."

Dec. 13, 2011 Postmarks

Chalking Up the Charters

Are they 'campuses' or 'districts'? Both, the TEA says.

"...weren't confusing enough for parents, those with children at charter schools have an added dilemma. Because of the way..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

The State Board of Education shows the Lege its backside on "virtual charters."

"...Despite repeated rejections of "virtual charter schools" -- using public school funds for online home-schooling..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...bulldozing tradition, and punitive accountability systems that treat neighborhood schools as piñatas, U.S. education policy has slowly but steadily..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD: IDEA Down, Travis Heights Up

AISD board cancels IDEA at Allan, but IDEA promises to stay in town

"...voted to cancel the district's contract with IDEA Public Schools, right after approving a new community-led charter school at..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Think of the Children It Will Benefit!

"...Dear Editor, Re: "Not Everyone Keen on Charter IDEA," [News, Nov. 11]: Missing from the debate about..."

Nov. 15, 2011 Postmarks

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