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May 28, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
School of Hard Knocks
Number Discrepancies
"...They leave the relative security of middle school, where teachers are responsible for smaller groups and better able to..."
May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...School students and alumni are staunchly resisting pressure from teachers and parents at other Austin schools to depose the..."
Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature
AISD Notebook
"...Many teachers, however, are crying foul, and say that this policy..."
Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten
AISD Notebook
"...will spend almost $12 million more on salaries, granting teachers a 5% pay raise, and putting into place a..."
June 28, 1996 News Feature
Bracing for School Closures
AISD says all schools at risk, but parents worry for poor areas
"...Meanwhile, parents and teachers at the three schools on the front lines of..."
May 30, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
AISD Superintendent Considers Moving Hundreds of Students From Dobie to Lamar Middle School
Parents and staff worry as AISD avoids possible state takeover
"...presentation was punctuated by outbursts and applause. Parents and teachers complained that Lamar is already at 117% capacity, that..."
April 25, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
AISD Is Finding More and More Ways to Cut Expenses in Budget Crunch
All the cuts, all the time
"...$30 million in cuts, none of which would impact teachers and classrooms. He warned, however, that if it became..."
Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Austin Schools Need More Money, Like Yesterday
AISD wants to increase school funding in the upcoming session
"...at every age, at every school. They have more teachers, they have smaller class sizes, they have more course..."
Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Last AISD Board Meeting This School Year Covers Budget Plan, Underperforming Students
Yes, there will be a request to increase property taxes
"...the prospective tax revenue to give targeted raises to teachers and staff...."
June 28, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Point Austin: The Never-Ending Story
Millions of guns, and countless murders
"...the May 24, 2022, slaughter of 19 schoolchildren, two teachers, and the eventual police killing of their murderer...."
Feb. 20, 2024 News Post by Michael King
Legislature Narrowly Averts Funneling Public School Funds to Private Schools
How schools fared in Texas' 88th legislative session
"...public schools and given pay raises to 70,000 Texas teachers. But Gov. Greg Abbott and Republican leaders staked their..."
June 2, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Respect the Teach
"...in many ways. The Texas Legislature doesn’t realize that teachers need a whole lot more money, not a 4%..."
Feb. 21, 2023 Postmarks
Former AISD Educators Sweep District Trustee Races
Give a teacher a hand
"...convinced voters they understand the problems that are pushing teachers out of the district at an alarming rate. Notably,..."
Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan
Post-Pandemic, Can Schools Make Sex Education Work?
Tackling difficult subjects in Texas schools
"...of the things that I hear a lot from teachers is the need for students to be serious about..."
Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Madi Donham
When Accessing Education Is an IT Problem
AISD plots how to get wi-fi to students
"...conduit keeping students and their families in touch with teachers, employers, doctors, and friends in the outside world. And..."
Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Clara Ence Morse
AISD Employees to Receive Historic Raises
District, union agree on pay package in wake of state school bill
"...AISD’s teachers, counselors, librarians and nurses with more than five years..."
June 13, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
On Consent: AISD Employees See Increased Wages
A 1.5% increase will go to district employees
"...that's just the baseline salary. Zarifis is hoping many teachers see a much bigger bump under the Professional Pathways..."
May 26, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
City's Racism Task Force Unveils Report
Group focuses on five issues to combat institutional racism
"...the K-12 student population is Hispanic/Latino, only 20% of teachers are Hispanic/Latino. Meanwhile, white students make up 37% of..."
April 4, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma
Local Democrats Take Another Shot at Education Board
Third time's a charm?
"...board to – as she puts it – get teachers and students into the current century...."
Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma
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
The Education of Greg Abbott
Attorney general in hot water over school plan
"...Then he proposed introducing Reading Excellence Teams to mentor teachers in grades K-3, and a pilot pre-K program to..."
April 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
News Ticker: October 22
All the news that's fit to blog
"...• A new Texas State Teachers Association study found that more than 40% of Texas..."
Oct. 22, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson
STAAR Falls on Texas Schools
Academic assessment tests raises questions of fairness
"...Burke called a "curriculum writers cadre" of approximately 200 teachers have been revising the curriculum. Summer revisions are normal,..."
June 22, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Body Shift
Bringing differently abled and able-bodied dancers into the studio together
"...Celia Hughes have gathered a small crew of area teachers who have experience working with people with disabilities and..."
Oct. 22, 2010 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz
'When I Was Your Age'
The full text to the Obama back-to-school speech
"...I’ve talked about your teachers’ responsibility for inspiring you, and pushing you to learn...."
Sept. 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...• Teachers' unions are suing Austin Independent School District to block..."
July 18, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
"...not the grants will help struggling schools keep talented teachers. Julie Lyons, Austin Independent School District's director of state..."
Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature
The Death of Brad Will
An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way
"...deaf ear. On May 22, tens of thousands of teachers took the plaza and 52 surrounding blocks and set..."
Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross
Naked City
"...of the Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers Saturday, members passed a resolution to launch a campaign..."
