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Public Notice – Free Lunch: Yes or No?
A potpourri of virtual events and programs
"...other hand: Beginning the week of Oct. 5, Austin ISD will be transitioning their free curbside meal service from..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

24-Texas Teachers Talk of “Trauma” at TribFest
Educators discuss the challenges of reopening schools, TEA head defends decision to administer STAAR tests
"...on the return to in-person instruction, a question Austin ISD has punted until October. Although most Texas students remain..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Opinion: The Texas State Board of Education is Failing LGBTQ+ Students
School districts and families will need to pick up the slack left by SBOE’s recent decision to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from the curriculum
"...be left to local school districts. For example, Austin ISD and Fort Worth ISD include content on sexual orientation..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Katherine Goldey

AISD Readies for School, Sports, Elections, and Red Ink
Students go back to class and sports Sept. 8 and more district news
"...is coming up fast. This Tuesday, Sept. 8, Austin ISD classes will begin in an online format, with the..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Four Open Seats, and Many Demands for Change at AISD
School board shakeup
"...Nearly half of the Austin ISD school board trustees will be newcomers after Nov­em­ber. Four..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use
Race(s) to the West
"...Pooja Sethi, Jennifer Virden A Brief Listicle of Your AISD Board Candidates..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms
Put on your thinking cap
"...students living through an unprecedented crisis. Big Changes at AISD..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

AISD News: COVID Delays On-Campus Classes, Supe Search Down to 6
Students will return to virtual learning for the first three weeks at minimum
"...all of our decisions," read a brief statement from AISD. "Even though the first day of school is Aug...."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Kimberley Jones

Public Notice: Voting by Mail? Better Act Fast.
Plus: $$ for Tesla, Threadgill’s auction & more
"...company will likely get from the impoverished Del Valle ISD, which would in turn be reimbursed by the state's..."

June 26, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

AISD Seeks Dream Leader Amid Budget Nightmare
New superintendent likely to take reins of a district in fiscal crisis
"...Monday night's Austin ISD board meeting had the frazzled, stuttering pace of just..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: You Know Things Are Bad When ...
Part 47 in a long series
"...Austin ISD, meanwhile, is scrambling to figure out the distance-learning puzzle,..."

June 12, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

New “Equity Coalition” Pushes Back on AISD Board
Superintendent search on wrong track, say advocates
"...of parents, caregivers, and advocates released a letter to AISD's board of trustees outlining those concerns and calling for..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Great Demand, Greater Expectations for AISD
Timeline set for superintendent search
"...The search for the Austin Independent School District's new..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice: Adjusting to a Virtual Reality
City Council and LDC rewrite team both trying to figure out the new normal
"...back into the new normal this week, with Austin ISD restarting classes (via distance learning), the AISD board of..."

April 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Qmmunity: The Queer Stories That Made 2019
Looking back, enjoying gelato, and the return of Middle School Dance Party
"...8) LGBTQ Wins at Austin ISD: After a yearlong push, activists were finally able to..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

AISD Equity Report Hits Home Hard
Was the School Changes process doomed from its inception from an equity perspective?
"...The rocket that was launched last month at Austin ISD when its board of trustees voted to close four..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD Board Unanimously Approves Expansive Sex Ed Curriculum
Marginalized students will see greater representation in gender identity, same-sex relationships lessons
"...Beginning next year, Austin ISD students will, for the first time, have an opportunity..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Early Voting Locations and Voter ID Info
Find your nearest polling location and know what to bring with you
"...8011 Cameron Dan Ruiz Library, 1600 Grove Del Valle ISD, 5301 Ross Rd. Manor ISD, 10335 Hwy. 290 E...."

Oct. 14, 2019 News Post

Education Austin Calls Out AISD Police
Austin Justice Coalition, the NAACP, the Transgender Education Network of Texas, and more insist on “roundtable discussion” to address policing in schools
"...gathered on Friday, Sept. 20, to call on Austin ISD leaders to think about how the district's police officers..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Cops Take Union Head's Phone After Sex Ed Kerfuffle
Investigation stems from incident at contentious meeting
"...Austin ISD police are investigating an incident that occurred at the..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Music Yearbook: Can You Name These Musicians?
"...First Grade, Prairie Lea ISD Prairie Lea One-young-man-band...."

Aug. 29, 2019 Photo Gallery

Anti-LGBTQ Nonsense Sucks Up AISD Oxygen
Texas Values, Concerned Parents of Texas sow fear and misinformation
"...was fed up. The trans activist attended the Austin ISD Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night, Aug. 26,..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

With Changes Coming, AISD Revisits Facilities Plan
Trustees to consider school closures, redrawing of attendance zones, and more
"...The Austin ISD Board of Trustees on Monday night (Aug. 12) got..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Is Austin Big Enough for Both MLS and USL Soccer Teams?
Rival sports titans square off in soccer city
"...have made no such deal with Travis County, Austin ISD, Austin Community College, or Central Health...."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

LGBTQ Activists Urge AISD to Better Support Queer Youth
Activists want AISD to do more with church money
"...district's LGBTQ students. In a release issued June 4, AISD announced that $10,000 of the money collected from renting..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lawmakers Agree to Improve School Funding
Full-day pre-K, financial assistance, and more to support the state's public schools
"...even districts that already fund such programs (like Austin ISD) will benefit from the new state dollars so they..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Employees’ Union Urges 10% Raise
With likely increase of state funding, local teachers say: “We’re worth it”
"...to demand a 10% wage increase for all Austin ISD employees – nearly matching the compensation growth offered by..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Federal Judge to Texas: No, You Can't Bar Government Contractors From Boycotting Israel
"...of Bahai Amawi, a speech pathologist working for Pflugerville ISD on a contract basis, when she refused to sign..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan
SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill
"...see consistent growth in property values – like Austin ISD – see more state funding, because the school district..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

AISD Trustees Consider $30 Million in Cuts
Treading carefully on the budget
"...positive vibes surrounding school finance at the Capitol, Austin ISD is still considering about $30 million in cuts to..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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