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Should Texas Science Textbooks Cover Climate Change?
Kids are affected by it but can't learn about it
"...An Austin ISD spokesperson confirmed that the district will adhere to textbooks..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Emily Engelbart

Judge Blocks Texas Education Agency From Releasing New, Harsher Grades
A-F accountability grade: incomplete
"...by dozens of districts, including Del Valle and Leander ISDs. The districts asked for a permanent injunction to stop..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Preschool Funding Loophole has Tax Dollars Going to Religious Schools. Who Benefits?
Private school partnerships boost district enrollment
"...issue for Graydon Hicks III, superintendent of Fort Davis ISD, a small, rural district in Far West Texas. "That..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Area Urban League, Colorado River Alliance, and Del Valle ISD, as the Tesla Gigafactory, the second-largest factory building in..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature

Tesla Updates Travis County on Community Investments, “Ecological Paradise” Progress
Massive workforce development, still no data on water usage
"...Area Urban League, Colorado River Alliance, and Del Valle ISD, as the Tesla Gigafactory, the second-largest factory building in..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Samsung-Adjacent Affordable Housing Complex Is Probably Not Cheap Enough for Factory Workers
What does “affordable” really mean?
"...New teachers in Austin ISD and starting EMS medics both make just over 60%..."

Oct. 16, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey

The State Education Agency Has Selected Austin’s Babysitters
The monitors are coming. Let’s pay them $125 an hour.
"...named the two monitors who will work with Austin ISD to fix the district's special education department. Last week,..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Del Valle and Leander ISD Supers Testify Against New State-Imposed School Rating System
Dozens of districts have joined the lawsuit

Oct. 11, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

AISD Accepts Monitor in New Deal With Texas Education Agency
Lesser of two evils?
"...It's a done deal – the Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted 8-1 on Tuesday night to..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs
Preparing for an AI world
"...Hurley. He added that he’d like to see Austin ISD add AI and quantum electives...."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Austin ISD Doesn’t Have Much Choice in TEA Deal, Attorney Tells Board
Either they agree to terms, or a conservator will force them

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

City Considers Partnership With Chip Manufacturing Giant
Council will vote Thursday on a $1 million tax deal
"...Last year, AISD rejected a Chapter 313 tax incentive deal with NXP..."

Sept. 20, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Greg Abbott Casually Spreads Misinformation About Leander ISD
Texas governor attacks LISD, claims to value Constitution
"...he shot off a casual accusation claiming that Leander ISD is refusing to distribute donated copies of the U.S...."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Doesn't Have Much Choice in TEA Deal, Attorney Tells Board
Either they agree to terms, or a conservator will force them
"...row, parents called in to a meeting of Austin ISD’s board of trustees to demand the board reject the..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin ISD Trustees Weigh Whether to Sign Risky TEA Deal
Is this really about evaluations or just a power trip?
"...theory, the Texas Education Agency’s proposed deal with Austin ISD to improve the district’s special education programming is about..."

Sept. 14, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words
The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories
"...The story also misstated that Blakes is a former AISD teacher, whereas he actually taught in Manor ISD...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

AISD Offered TEA Deal That Could Lead to Takeover
Reading the TEA leaves
"...to Austin, submitting a proposed deal to fix Austin ISD's special education crisis. But the deal seems to be..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...about fentanyl, Hays County law enforcement and Dripping Springs ISD held a roundtable Tuesday to discuss next steps...."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Feature

Historic Pease Elementary Becoming Child Care Center for AISD Teachers
Pease rises from the ashes with federal renovation funding
"...life. On Sept. 1, Rep. Lloyd Doggett joined Austin ISD leaders at Pease Elementary School, closed in 2020, to..."

Sept. 4, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Breaking Down the Texas Bills That Will Change the 2024 School Year
Vaping is criminal, books are banned, and school cops are everywhere
"...person with a gun. The bill will force Austin ISD to double the number of police officers it employs..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Right-Wing Extremists Harass McCallum High Students at School
They told kids they’re going to hell
"...A video posted by the group shows that Austin ISD staff asked the men to move a few meters..."

Aug. 24, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

School's Back in Session in Round Rock and So Are Book Banners
On the agenda: dirty talk
"...The nationwide tactic was on display at Round Rock ISD's first meeting of the school year, on Aug. 17...."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...TEA, Stop Taking Over The Pflugerville ISD Board of Trustees voted last week to sign on..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature

Feds Say Pflugerville ISD Failed to Investigate Rape of a Student at School
Pflugerville ISD disagrees with the Department of Education
"...Education Office of Civil Rights has been investigating Pflugerville ISD for its handling of the alleged rape of a..."

Aug. 22, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Small Penis-gate: How Leander ISD Is Getting Round Rocked
Far-right forces are turning their attention to Leander ISD
"...same kind of far-right fervor that ensnared Round Rock ISD is starting up in Leander ISD, which reaches down..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

GOP Bill Will Double Austin ISD Police
Parents say they don't want more officers
"...that most parents or school administrators want, but Austin ISD will soon double the number of armed security guards..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...means kids caught with a vape on an Austin ISD campus will automatically be moved to the Alternative Learning..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature

The State Wants to Give More Schools F Ratings – To What End?
When TEA takes over
"...Those TEA takeovers have serious consequences. In Houston ISD – the largest school district in Texas – years..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...officer at each of their schools, will force Austin ISD to effectively double the number of school resource officers..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Kids Eat Free::About 1,800 additional Austin ISD students will eat breakfast for free in the coming..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature

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