Texas high school boys basketball: Austin-area schools clinch playoff spots, district titles
Austin-area boys basketball teams clinched playoff spots and district titles on the last night of the regular season.
Austin ISD imposes spending and hiring freeze amid financial crisis
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) announced a districtwide spending and hiring freeze starting March 1 as it ...
‘We miss you’: Austin ISD campus posts emotional video, says fewer students coming to school recently
In a video posted on January 4, the principal of an Austin Independent School District campus said staff has noticed fewer ...
Before the revival of Old L.C. Anderson High School: A Black Austin K-12 Timeline
The path toward equity in Austin education is long and fraught. Efforts to create fair learning opportunities for all ...
Robstown ISD basketball coach arrested on charge of relationship with student
Robstown police arrested a girls basketball coach who works for Robstown ISD after the coach was accused of having a ...
Texas Legislature considers paying much more for school safety
Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...
Austin ISD policy prevents parents from seeing video of alleged crimes against kids
Across Texas, some school districts are using an exception in the state’s Public Information Act, often reserved for third ...
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East Austin's Huston-Tillotson University, Ebenezer Baptist Church recognized for 150th anniversaries
Austin City Council recognized the 150th anniversaries of east side institutions Huston-Tillotson University and Ebenezer ...
Lockhart ISD seeks approval for $93.5 million bond to build second middle school
Lockhart Independent School District is asking voters to approve a $93.5 million bond package this May, with $92 million ...
Austin ISD announces hiring freeze amid massive budget deficit
In May 2024, Austin ISD expected a $60 million budget deficit and set a goal to cut that number in half. The district ended ...
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Austin ISD announces hiring freeze as budget deficit grows to $110 million
The hiring freeze is set to begin on March 1. It’s one strategy Austin ISD is using to cut spending by $32 million, so the ...
Austin ISD works to install new cameras on school buses, cracking down on illegal passing
The district said during the 2023-24 school year, more than 9,100 citations were issued to drivers who illegally passed school buses unloading students.