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- Austin ISD joins Central Texas districts in 2-hour school delays for Thursday (2022)
Austin school district leaders said they would continue to operate ... - Northwest Austin school districts will feed students for free throughout summer (2021)
After expanding free curbside meal pickup services for students throughout the pandemic, all of the ... - Austin School of Film presents Sips & Cinema: Mexican Horror (2020)
In this installment of the Austin School of Film's ongoing “Sips & Cinema” virtual ... - Austin school district takes first steps toward equity report (2020)
The Austin school district is taking initial steps toward performing a third party equity audit. The school board next month will discuss the focus and scope of such an ... - Why was an equity analysis of Austin school closures not released? (2019)
The Austin school district's chief equity officer, who has called her employer's proposal to close four schools a racist plan, has spent months analyzing the fairness of the ... - Parents make final case amid tensions over plans to change Austin school boundaries (2019)
Before the Austin school board's meeting Monday night, members of the East Austin education advocacy group PRIDE of the Eastside ... - Mother sues Austin school district after bus driver charged with sexually assaulting daughter (2019)
A woman is suing the Austin school district about a year after a bus driver was arrested and charged with continuously sexually ... - What you need to know about this runoff election (2018)
It's time to head to the polls, Central Texas. "Again?" you might ask. Yes, again. In several local races in the Nov. 6 general election, no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote, leading to a runoff Tuesday between the top two contenders in those races. If you were out of the loop, early voting data shows you're not alone. After early voting polls closed Friday, just 2.7 percent of registered Travis County voters had cast a ballot in ... - Local officials oppose Gov. Abbott’s plan to cap taxes (2018)
December 10th, 2018 Bethany Blankley 0 shares Comment Gov. Greg Abbott has proposed placing a cap on property taxes, a move local officials in Austin oppose. Abbott’s proposal calls for a 2.5 percent cap to property tax revenue increases for all local taxing entities, including school districts. A government entity could only increase taxes beyond that threshold for public safety and critical infrastructure if it is approved by a supermajority in a general election and by a supermajority of ... - "Shocking" number of reckless drivers caught by Austin school bus cameras - WIBW (2016)
As students return to class, some school districts are releasing dramatic videos to highlight the dangers from drivers who fail to stop for school buses. Video released Monday by Dallas County Schools shows a car ignoring the flashing red stop lights ...'Shocking&# ... - North Austin school mascot feared stolen has been found. - KEYE TV (2016)
AUSTIN, Texas — UPDATE: Christian Kurtz of the Animal Committee PTA of Gullett Elementary said a CBS Austin viewer from Leander sent him a picture o ... - Austin School Board Moving Slowly on Immigrant Support Resolution - KUT (2016)
Hernandez was sharing his story with the Austin School Board, along with other members of Austin ISD's immigrant community. They presented the board with a draft resolution to sign in support of immigrant students and teachers. The request came after ...AISD Police: Student who threatened Austin High thought ... - Austin Schools Lead State In Number Of Non-Vaccinated Students - Patch.com (2016)
AUSTIN, TX -- Schools in Austin lead the state in the number of non-vaccinated students -- so-called "vaccine-exempt" kids whose parents are opposed to the shots based on religious or medical concerns -- according to new data. T ... - Austin school district launches new bus-tracker mobile app - MyStatesman.com (2016)
Parents of students in the Austin school district this school year will be able to track their child's bus. The district is offering the new WheresTheBus app to pr ... - Some Austin schools have highest rate of unvaccinated students in the state - KEYE TV (2016)
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services in 2015-2016, among the largest school districts in the state, Austin ISD has the highest percentage of stud ... - Austin school board races take shape as filing begins - MyStatesman.com (2016)
8 election, each of the five Austin school board seats has at least one candidate. Incumbents in four of the district seats all have filed for a second term, and two ... - UT Tyler, UT Health Northeast host 4th UT Austin School of Law Alumni Dinner - Tyler Morning Telegraph (2016)
The University of Texas at Tyler and UT Health Northeast sponsored the 4th Annual UT Austin School of Law Alumni Dinner on Monday at the UT Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Perfo ... - Fireworks cause $35K in damage near E. Austin school - KHOU.com (2016)
Austin Fire Department said the fireworks combined with polystyrene panels ignited the fire and "threatened nearby buildings." Crews were able to put out the fire before it reached Govalle Elementary School. In addition to damage to the construction ...Illegal Fireworks Outside ... - Fireworks cause $35K in damage near E. Austin school - KVUE.com (2016)
Austin Fire Department said the fireworks combined with polystyrene panels ignited the fire and "threatened nearby buildings." Crews were able to put out the fire before it reached Govalle Elementary School. In addition to damage to the construction ...Illegal Fireworks Outside ... - Austin school tests positive for lead in the drinking water - AustinTalks (2016)
Spencer is among 29 CPS schools across the city out of hundreds to be tested that have come back positive for lead as of June 23rd, according to the Chicago Tribune. ... - Biggest Austin school tax increase in 5 years will fund raises - MyStatesman.com (2016)
The $336 increase is the Austin school district's biggest single-year tax jump in five years, and it coincides with the biggest increase in property values — t ... - No gun found at East Austin school on lockdown after weapon scare - Austin American-Statesman (2016)
KEYE TV2:40 p.m. update: Police found no firearms at an East Austin middle school that was placed on lockdown Monday after several students reported that a fellow student had brought a gun to school. Austin school district officials did not sa ... - Austin school board to adopt $1.3 billion budget - Austin American-Statesman (2016)
KVUE.comThe Austin school board tonight will vote on a $1.3 billion proposed budget, which includes a 4 percent across-the-board employee raise and an increase of the minimum hourly wage to $13. The raises will cost $20 million, and the increase to the minimum . ... - 3 dead, including 1 near Austin school, and 13 wounded in shootings - Chicago Tribune (2016)
A 25-year-old man was shot in the head about 12:30 p.m. while in a vehicle in front of McNair Elementary School in the 4800 block of West Walton Street, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Denzel Thornton, of the 800 ...CPS Employee Killed Outside School: 'The Moral Compass H ... - 2 dead including 1 near Austin school, 3 others wounded in shootings - Chicago Tribune (2016)
A man was pronounced dead after being shot Thursday in front of an Austin neighborhood school and another man was killed in South Shore, according to police. The fatal shootings were one of several that left at least five other people injured, police said.CPS Employee Killed Outside School: 'The Moral Compass Has ... - Austin School Board approves budget with tax increase - The Wellsboro Gazette (2016)
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Kindergarteners and pre-kindergarten students are attending summer school at Odom Elementary this month, a spokesman for the Austin Independent School District said. Students will have recess indoors today, the spokesman said, but otherwise summer ...APD: Man shot by officer at school upset with r ... - 1 arrested in SWAT situation at S. Austin school - KVUE.com (2016)
AUSTIN - One person at the center of a SWAT situation who was armed and on the grounds of Odom Elementary School in South Austin was taken into custody and has been taken to a nearby hospital Tuesday morning. KVUE's Jenni Lee said police fired ...Police ID 19-year-old wounded in ... - Austin school board fires principal charged with solicitation of minor - Austin American-Statesman (2016)
KVUE.comThe Austin school board on Monday night unanimously voted to fire a middle school principal charged with online solicitation of a minor. Trustees were required to vote on terminating Burnet Middle School Principal David Dean because he was under ...AISD votes to fire Burnet Middle School principalKVUE.comAustin s ... - Community News: Austin school district seeks input on future budgets - MyStatesman.com (2016)
“The ABC Zilker Kite Festival is a wonderful Austin tradition, and Communities In Schools has been so fortunate to be ... - Three troubling trends in $1.3 billion budget for Austin schools - MyStatesman.com (2016)
And the district will give $406 million in Austin property tax revenue to the state in its annual recapture payment, the most local revenue being forfeited by any district in Texas under the state's controversial sc ... - Renaming of Austin school runs into crowdsourced chaos - Mashable (2016)
In an effort to rename an elementary school currently named for Confederate general Robert E. Lee, an Austin school is finding out that when you ask the public for suggestions, you better be prepared for an onslaught of silly.Austin school's renaming hits a Boaty McBoatface hurdle of its ownNewsta ... - Boaty McBoatface inspires Schoolie McSchoolface suggestion for Austin school - Metro (2016)
Donald J. Trump Elementary Nominations:45 Robert E. Lee Elementary Nominations:34 Harper Lee Elementary Nominations:30 Lee Elementary Nominations:13 Adolf Hitler School for F ... - City, Austin school board look to save millions with tax swap plan - MyStatesman.com (2016)
Austin Mayor Steve Adler said Monday that none of those warnings changes his belief that the school board and the city can make it work. “The memos are a starting po ... - Austin school board approves Robert E. Lee Elementary name change - Austin American-Statesman (2016)
In November, the Austin school board struck a line from a policy that prohibited renaming any property that had a name of “special historic ... - Austin school board getting creative to combat high-turnover rates - FOX 7 Austin (2016)
The Austin Independent School District is having trouble keeping police officers on staff. In fact, this year there has been three times as many officers leaving the AISD Police Department as usual. School board trustees ... - TX: Dean of Austin School Leaves Because of Second Amendment. Good. - AmmoLand Shooting Sports News (2016)
Second Amendment supporters should support the decision of people such as Fritz Steiner to leave Austin. When those disarmists go elsewhere, the place they leave is strengthened as a Second Amendmen ... - Austin school ring company gets new CEO - Austin Business Journal (2016)
Austin-based school yearbook and memorabilia company American Achievement Corp. has appointed a new president and CEO in Robert Myers. Myers' appointment is effecti ... - Austin school trustees using schools to reinvent education - MyStatesman.com (2016)
What if the Austin school district could create innovative schools from existing classrooms that are so attractive and cutting-edge, students would want to be in school ... - AISD seeks feedback on new East Austin school - KXAN.com (2016)
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A possible shake up parents should be aware of if their child goes to school in East Austin. AISD is seeking parents feedback on p ... - Austin school district eyes goals for minority-, women-owned business - MyStatesman.com (2016)
The Austin school board Monday night will weigh whether to move forward with a program to increase the number of school contracts awarded to women- and minority-owned business ... - Southwest Austin school placed on lockdown after disturbance - FOX 7 Austin (2016)
The school has some great procedures and I felt like they acted accordingly. Bad things can happen anywhere. It's kind of a reminder to be aware and keep your eyes and ears open," Reese Ryan, parent, said. Austin police are in charge of this ...Southwest Austin police activi ... - Dad fears tragedy will strike on road near Austin school - KXAN.com (2015)
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A parent at Akins High School in South Austin believes it's only a matter of time before tragedy strikes along a stretch of road behind the campus. &aci ... - Facebook comments: Austin schools - Austin American-Statesman (2015)
Austin's school district expects to lose 4,000 students from its numbers over the next decade, partly as a result of lower birth rates during th ... - Group pushes Austin school district to address disparities - Austin American-Statesman (2015)
The Texas Civil Rights Project publicly complained Wednesday that the Austin school district has not addressed a disparity between the resources and opportunities given to affluent students and their low-income peers on the city's east side. The civil ...'School equity' called into question in Austin ISDK ...
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