Volunteers race to collect signatures to close Austin schools and avoid takeover
The clock is ticking for a majority of parents of Burnet and Webb middle schools to sign a…
Texas’ comptroller is looking into Austin ISD’s administrative spending
The Austin Independent School District is one of four districts under a “performance review” by the Texas Comptroller…
Talks Between Rosedale Residents and AISD Collapse • The Austin Chronicle
Residents of the Rosedale neighborhood met with representatives of the Austin Independent School District through the summer to…
Austin ISD parents push for changes to bus hub routes
On a late August Friday afternoon, Margaret, a freshman at Anderson High School, had three choices to get…
Austin ISD’s vaccination rates have risen amid a nationwide dip
Austin ISD’s vaccination rates for incoming kindergarteners rose by more than 20% for some required shots during the…
Travis Heights students start school year at Dawson after flooding
As Lyla Dille prepared for the first day of school, she hung charms, plush animals and bracelets on…
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson hopes to avoid AISD takeover
After two Austin Independent School District Middle schools triggered a state intervention, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said Monday…
Austin ISD community grapples with threat of takeover
As Burnet and Webb middle schools received five consecutive failing grades from the state, increasing the possibility of…
Austin-area school districts get their state report card
While Austin ISD might be taken over by the state, its neighboring school districts are faring better. KUT…
What a state takeover of Austin ISD could look like
The Texas Education Agency will release accountability ratings for schools across the state this Friday. That includes the…
Austin ISD backtracks on bus hubs for middle school students
Days after the Austin Independent School District Officials released a new hub transportation plan for middle and high…
Austin ISD cuts bus routes, adds hubs for middle and high schoolers
With less than two weeks till the start of school, the Austin Independent School District is still adjusting…