Wheatsville’s New South Location Opening Today

Austin hippies strike another blow against soulless capitalism

"...the famous University Co-op where most students purchase their textbooks. Wheatsville Co-op began as an all-volunteer food distribution co-op,..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

News Ticker: September 17

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Slots filled up quickly for today's State Board..."

Sept. 17, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

News Ticker: September 10

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Board of Education has some serious concerns about science textbooks. For instance, lessons warn about the dangers of overfishing..."

Sept. 10, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington With This New Graphic Novel

John Lewis pens civil rights history in new graphic novel

"...audiences have only read about in watered-down-and-glossed-over snippets in textbooks.The honest, raw simplicity allows the brutal facts to become..."

Aug. 28, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Gates Champions Classroom Computing

Microsoft founder continues push for bridging education divide

"...than the core textbook spending. With the lines between textbooks, tests, and interactive content blurring, he argued that learning..."

March 15, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Freedom Network President Kathy Miller, "If Ms. Cargill wants textbooks to include 'another side,' then she's insisting that our..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature

Local State Board of Ed Hopefuls Lose Again

Will SBOE's ideological wars continue for another four years?

"...help ensure that things like accurate history and science textbooks are adopted in the next few years," said Mil­ler...."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

The Life and Death of Schools

Educational warrior Diane Ravitch takes on the "school reform" movement

"...noted that her works are commonly used as graduate textbooks, and that "public education advocates hold her in great..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Funding Bill 'Could Have Been Worse'

Senate Bill 1 on deck for House debate

"...releasing just under a billion dollars a year for textbooks and equipment. While both administrators and teachers are eager..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kelly Fearing

Remembering the pioneering and influential visual artist and teacher

"...faculty for 40 years, during which time he co-wrote textbooks on art education and was "that teacher" for many..."

March 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Schools: Under Siege

School districts around the state remember the Alamo

"...there may not be enough cash to buy new textbooks for the updated science curriculum. But the big cost-driver..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Long-Awaited Testimony Rejects Arson Conclusion

Forensic Science Commission hears expert testimony on Willingham fire investigation

"...who has authored and co-authored several seminal fire science textbooks and who previously worked for the federal Bureau of..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

NAACP and LULAC: Texas Education System Violates Federal Law

State board members say they're just whining

"...deny any constitutional separation of church and state, reject textbooks deemed favorable to Islam, and so on. The letter..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

TV Eye: Forgotten Heroes

The Longoria Affair chronicles a moment in Mexican-American history most people have never heard about

"...the shortsightedness over what is included in Texas history textbooks, students may know nothing about Dr. Hector P. Garcia,..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Scaling the Pyramid

City moves to reprioritize social service programs in the new year

"...City Council members apparently dusted off their Psych 101 textbooks in the last sixth months, and, for the first..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Republican SBOE Candidates Dodge Debates

Why all the debate hate?

"...polished candidate but said he would push for low-cost textbooks that students would keep permanently and "progressive vouchers," which..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Learning From Experience

The things they won't tell you in Texas schools

"...the State Board of Education that Texas public school textbooks are too favorable toward Islam and biased against Chris­tianity,..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...for limits on references to Islam in world history textbooks. For more on the SBOE heading into the November..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Pagan Pride Day

Zilker Park, Sunday, September 19, 2010

"...they? It's not like they're something useless like science textbooks or old Mad magazines. People really get touchy when..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Paula Poundstone

The comedian talks about the importance of reading in her life

"...the Founding Fathers talking about God in the history textbooks?..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlines

"...the State Board of Education close the book on textbooks? A recent poll conducted for the Texas Freedom Network..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature

Page Two: Throw Down Your Hatred

Neil Young's solo tour, Part 2

"...its ramifications. This is not history as mummified in textbooks or rendered meaningless by trivia. Instead, it is history..."

June 18, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Headlines

"...ask the Legislat­ure for $393 million for new science textbooks, in view of the state's anticipated $18 billion budget..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar: May 13-19

"...TEXANS FOR TRUTHFUL TEXTBOOKS RALLY Let our state officials know that our schools..."

May 14, 2010 News Column

Social Studies Debate

Far-right SBOE members are far out!

"...Independence Day, and Veterans Day would be removed from textbooks; and that references to Christmas have been deleted...."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

American Exceptionalism Is History With Blinders On

"...hearing and was pleased that most people there want textbooks to be more diverse with more minorities and most..."

Jan. 26, 2010 Postmarks

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Nov. 5-12

"...TEXTBOOKS, TAKS, & SBOE A panel discusses the state of..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature

Gay Place

Get on back to school with your queer self

"...mom when she fell over after paying for your textbooks. You're in, frosh. Now come the big steps: scoping..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Column by Kate X Messer

AISD: Holes Plugged ... Temporarily

The 2009 AISD budget balances the books, but the financial future's not bright

"...any stimulative effect." For example, the cost of replacing textbooks normally comes out of the Permanent School Fund, but..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Ledger

Feds to the rescue

"...free districts' hands when choosing between print and electronic textbooks. Both bills seem at risk; the district will wait..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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