The MonkeyWrench Manifesto

Volunteers of America: If you're feeling sinister, North Loop's newest wants you.

"...are students (some part-timers or grad students), some are high school dropouts, some have worked at other radical stores,..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

Amarillo ISD Superintendent warns Forgione: Greater accuracy in dropout reporting doesn't necessarily mean better ratings under the TEA's accountability system.

"...An Amarillo school official has words of warning for Austin school superintendent..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Where Are They? T.e.a. Doesn't Know

"...Total Dropouts are calculated not from enrollment figures, but from the..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...press the Texas Education Agency for better reporting of dropouts to account for the startlingly high attrition of students..."

March 26, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...too many Texas teens are taking permanent vacations from school, public interest groups say. Dropout rates at public schools..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Even students who doze through high school English could appreciate this irony: Less than one..."

April 2, 1999 News Feature

Choose Your Dropout Rate

A big problem, or just a little problem? Either way, it's problematic.

"...Travis Co. high schools have an attrition rate of 37%, according to..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

A.I.S.D. Notebook

"...1995-96 - reducing librarians' hours to part time at schools that have fewer than 450 students - brought several..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature

Radnofsky's Education Fixes Fall on Few Ears

Senate candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky demands incumbent Hutchison 'end the war on children,' lays out proposals for aiding public education

"...nearly found out last week as the only relatively high-profile media sources to show up at state Democratic Party..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Studying for Justice

Austin students get a summer immersion in activist history

"...and dusty hallway on the second floor of Lanier High School, a group of students are spending their summer..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

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.

"...post-Bush budget crash in Texas is the state's public schools. That's how Odell Edwards -- along with all but..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Postmarks

Defending the death penalty, the new Gov, the schools, and all that Jazz.

"...City Schools Need Cooperation..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column

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

Second Chances

"...Vicki Baldwin, pricipal, Gonzalo Garza Independence High School photograph by John Anderson..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

A-to-Z Guide to Education in 1999

"...was the first year the Texas Education Agency rated school districts "unacceptable" for submitting unreliable student data -- and..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Extra Credit

Grading the Governor

"...critical period in which billions in new funding for schools is at stake, educators are not inclined to draw..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...you think your rent or house payment is too high for what you're getting. Uh huh. Now, who's given..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Study: Dropout Rates for Blacks Higher in Charters

A new UT study shows black high school students in Texas are three times more likely to drop out from a charter system

"...Think charter schools help minority students? Think again. A new University of..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...recently released Johns Hopkins University study labeled six Austin high schools "dropout factories" as part of a nationwide review..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature

Point Austin: Webb Games

Webb Middle School is a test case for bad public policy vs. community resolve

"...from settled, the public battle to defend Webb Middle School from the blunt and counterproductive logic of "accountability" has..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Michael King

ACC Board Elections: Meet the Candidates

The candidates on taxing districts, remedial boot camps, and student culture

"...Cham­ber of Commerce task force that examined Central Texas school districts, and "through that experience, I got passionate about..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...have." – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. The two highest-profile incidents, in Atlanta and Chicago, involved medical malpractice and..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...Highlights of the Midnighters slate include the world premiere of..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Demographic Change Shapes AISD Bond Debate

Is the district really growing? And will $420 million be spent in the right place?

"...focus was whether demographic data supported building six new schools, costing $115 million, as recommended by the committee that..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

A Hard Lesson

"...Strike one for the Austin Independent School District's high-profile campaign to keep struggling teens from tumbling..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...No. 29] concerning the dropout rates in our AISD schools is sad and very alarming to me. Especially when..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Naked City

"...project for the Terrazas Branch Library, and Beverly Penn's highly interactive Phase II master plan for the Children's Garden..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Steel Bluebonnet Determination

Robin Shivers, founder of HAAM, worked behind the scenes, and yet was one of the Austin music scene's most important faces

"...to Fort Worth, where she graduated from Arlington Heights High School. Even then, her direction was focused. While classmates..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Joys of Meanness

Scott Blackwood's initiation into the writing life

"...he offers.) Blackwood was now teaching English at a high school for pregnant girls, optimistically building a curriculum around..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Home-Grown Workers

Is Austin's Job Boom Trickling Down to the People?

"...Center photograph by John Anderson Austin's reputation as a high-tech hot spot invokes glamorous images of hip, pioneering young..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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