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Public Notice: No Help for Public Schools
Why the PPP only works for charters
"...With Austin schools struggling to reopen and budget cuts looming at the..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Life and Death of Schools
Educational warrior Diane Ravitch takes on the "school reform" movement
"...and the ongoing, bipartisan, national love affair with charter schools – have done much, or anything, to fix American..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD High Schools Flunk Real-World Test
Audit says district poorly prepares grads for college or careers
"...community – and then the future of AISD high schools...."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Schools in Session
Legislators Study Issues: From Vouchers to Combat Pay
"...charters to non-profit organizations or colleges, which operate the schools in privately owned facilities. Two of these are in..."

Jan. 3, 1997 News Column by Roseana Auten

AISD Blocks Parent-Funded Posts at Upscale Schools
New equity formula ends PTA pay
"...longer be allowed to fund staff positions at their schools, a decision met with mixed reactions across the broadly..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Day Trips: Gillespie County Country Schools
Take a trip back in education history while enjoying the Hill Country scenery
"...Driving trails to the historic schools of Gillespie County follow scenic backroads around Fredericksburg and..."

May 22, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Opinion: Texas Schools’ Drug Policies Aren’t Working
Schools are contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline by continuing to use drug education that has been proven to be harmful
"...and emotional. After failing to provide evidence-based prevention, Texas schools respond with substance charges that can keep students out..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Dhiya Dhandapani

Closing Schools, Shrinking Enrollment Make for Tense Times at AISD
Sour apples at AISD
"...garnered ire from several trustees) for recommending closing 15 schools and making cuts to magnet schools – AISD's crown..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Start With Schools
"...the cause? One idea is to help desegregate Austin’s schools. My neighborhood in East Austin continues to get whiter..."

July 11, 2016 Postmarks

Grief, Anger, Activism Follow AISD’s Move to Close Schools
Lingering questions over unreleased equity report fuel frustration
"...the Austin Independent School District to close four elementary schools and implement a host of districtwide initiatives, community members..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools
The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?
"...put them behind a cloak of secrecy in private schools or home schools."..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Closing Schools Won't Fix AISD Budget
We have the Legislature to thank for this mess
"...was immediate backlash from neighborhoods fearful of losing their schools. Yet what has been buried in the understandable parent..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hurricane Kids Hit Austin Schools
AISD promises to meet evacuees' needs
"...two of about 600 evacuee students enrolled in AISD schools. Some are attending schools in the neighborhoods where evacuees..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Three Plans for Four Eastside Schools
Four schools, three very different plans
"...at the Johnston Campus, it's been split into two schools (Global Tech and Green Tech), reintegrated, almost handed over..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Save Texas Schools Rally
February 23, 2013. 13 photos.
"...Eastside Memorial High’s Panther Band join the Save Texas Schools March and Rally 2013...."

Feb. 27, 2013 Photo Gallery

What's at Stake in Austin's Schools?
Austin ISD faces a spring election and a brace of persistent problems
"...distribution of the most experienced teachers. In those AISD schools where most of the students are poor or minority,..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Rise in Absenteeism Is Costing Austin Public Schools Millions
Mental illness seems to be driving the absences, group says
"...School absences are costing local schools lots of money at a very bad time...."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Back by Popular Demand: Save Texas Schools
Public schools march and rally set for March 24
"...Last year, Save Texas Schools put more than 11,000 students, families, teachers, and education..."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Even Republicans Agree: Schools Are Underfunded
But are vouchers more important?
"...Texas' public schools received no new funding in the recently concluded legislative..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Delays Plans to Close Eight Schools
Advocates push to save Pease, Brooke
"...Friday, Nov. 1: Metz, Sims, Pease, and Brooke elementary schools...."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin ISD Delays Its Plans to Close Eight Schools
Four others remain on list as "conversations" continue
"...Friday, Nov. 1; Metz, Sims, Pease, and Brooke elementary schools. The first two will close as was expected even..."

Nov. 3, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Board Discord on Single-Sex Schools
Little consensus leading up to Jan. 29 vote
"...or none: Those are the options for new single-sex schools facing Austin ISD. But with a board vote on..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Save Texas Schools Declares Independence
Have Texas lawmakers made 'adequate yearly progress'?
"...was the message of the March 24 Save Texas Schools rally at the Capitol, as public education advocates gathered..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Schools and Into the Polls
Lege (and voters) still fighting over how much to cut public schools
"...series of videos promoting the idea that Texas public schools are larded with profligate administrators and that anyone who..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Defending Virtual Schools
"...Proctor May's recent articles on pending legislation, connecting virtual schools with "vouchers" is misleading [“Lege Notes,” News, April 1;..."

April 5, 2005 Postmarks

High Tech Schools: The Future, or the Latest Fad?
Will new technology funding go to build skills or just buy stuff?
"...believes that the sooner that future comes to all schools, the better. "I think it's a tragedy the way..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Rankings Give Schools a One-Two Punch
Both state and federal accountability measures leave Austin ISD cold
"...About 10,000 Austin ISD students at eight schools are eligible – in principle – for transfer to..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Two Schools of Thought
The upcoming ACC and AISD elections share a ballot but address different challenges
"...budget shortfalls. Later, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the accreditation agency for community colleges, took the college..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Opinion: Want to Correct “Learning Loss” in Texas Schools? Listen to Texas Students.
To improve students' experience in school and their capacity to learn, student voices need to be amplified
"...in school. However, leaders are assuming that all Texas schools are safe spaces that are conducive to student learning,..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Column by Haley DeVos-Roy

Public Notice: Schools and Environment
Big Saturday events for education and environment
"...this Saturday and show up for the Save Texas Schools Rally, April 18, 10am-noon on the south steps of..."

April 17, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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