Austin ISD enrollment losses tied to immigration, costs and school choice have ballooned the district’s deficit and forced closures.
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New Texas school data tool brings clearer view of Austin campuses
Austin-area families and educators can now explore real-time school data and funding details and compare campuses.
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Austin ISD board hands control of three middle schools to outside partner to avoid state takeover
Austin ISD trustees voted unanimously Thursday to cede control of Dobie, Webb and Burnet middle schools to Texas Council for International Studies.
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Austin moves to protect parkland as AISD eyes school property sales
City sets new rules as AISD weighs selling jointly owned school sites amid closures and budget strain.
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City move could complicate Austin ISD land sales
Austin ISD could sell campuses to cut a growing deficit, but a city proposal could reshape deals and put parkland at stake.
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These Austin top private schools opt out as voucher demand surges
An estimated 200 schools in Central Texas and over 14,000 area students opted into the state’s education voucher program. However, some of Austin’s elite schools are choosing to say no for now.
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Austin ISD trustees face pivotal vote on three middle schools
How trustees vote will shape whether the campuses enter a state-sanctioned partnership or remain under district control as pressure from TEA intensifies.
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Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lessons
Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse.
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Blocked from Texas vouchers, this private Islamic school wants a chance to prove its pro-America values
Several Islamic schools sued Texas for excluding them from the voucher program. Iman Academy is instead calling for fairness while hoping to be judged by its work — not stereotypes.
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Austin ISD will celebrate Dolores Huerta on March 31 following allegations against Cesar Chavez
The Austin Independent School District will not celebrate union leader Cesar Chavez but will continue to recognize labor leader Dolores Huerta on the March 31 holiday and remain closed. “At the heart of this day remains our dedication to the values of justice, equality and empowerment for all working communities,” Superintendent Matias Segura said. In […]
