Austin ISD decides to close Blackshear Elementary School
Blackshear Elementary, the oldest operating elementary school in Austin, is set to close. Students and staff will merge…
Austin ISD says it will not celebrate Cesar Chavez Day
The Austin Independent School District will not celebrate union leader Cesar Chavez but will continue to recognize labor…
AISD Internal Messages Released as Charter Contracts Loom • The Austin Chronicle
Austin ISD faced sharp criticism by parents during the board meeting last Thursday, March 12, referencing a document…
March 5-11 • The Austin Chronicle
Barton Springs Pool Maintenance Extended: The city began the Barton Springs Skimmer Bypass Project in February, temporarily closing…
APD says Brandon Thompson shot officer at Zilker Park
The Austin Police Department identified 30-year-old Brandon Thompson as the suspect in the shooting of a police officer…
RFK Jr. visits Austin ISD to learn about healthy school meals
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Cunningham Elementary on Friday to learn how…
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief • The Austin Chronicle
Over 100,000 Voucher Applications: Since applications for Texas’ new private school voucher program, Texas Education Freedom Accounts, opened…
The State Board of Education, and Why It Matters • The Austin Chronicle
“Some of the members on the board just don’t understand simple things, like what the study of history…
Austin students rally to protest ICE on Presidents Day
Dozens of Austin public school students gathered downtown to protest the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement on their Presidents…
The New Voucher Era • The Austin Chronicle
In the months before the Austin ISD board of trustees’ Nov. 20 vote to close 11 total schools…
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief • The Austin Chronicle
AISD’s Attempt to Save Funds: After the approval to close 11 schools, Austin ISD was left on the…
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief • The Austin Chronicle
ICE Protests Continue: As ICE operations continue in Minnesota and around the country, Texas lawmakers organized a “Stop…