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Reporter's Notebook: More like Fist City
And the most music-friendly city in Texas is?… Not Austin. At least not according to the Texas Music Office and its new Music Friendly Communities program, which last week recognized Fort Worth as its first member. The program is part of…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Oct 2, 2017
Austin Monitor Radio: Bonds with AISD
This week, Kevin Schwartz, who is Austin Independent School District’s technology officer for learning and systems, sits down with Austin Monitor freelancer Joseph Caterine to talk about the upcoming bond election. To hear all about why there is a bond…
Radio • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 2, 2017
East versus West: Who wins with the Austin ISD bond?
The Austin Independent School District has a $1 billion bond that voters will be asked to approve this November. The bond would pay for projects at schools all over the district, but there’s a difference between funding for schools on…
AISD • By Claire McInerny, KUT • Sep 21, 2017
Adler says he won't pursue tax swap this year
Mayor Steve Adler said Thursday that he does not intend to pursue the idea of a tax swap with the Austin Independent School District this year. He also confirmed that he would not be pushing City Council to set the…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Aug 25, 2017
Council moves toward tax swap with AISD
In an effort to help the Austin Independent School District lower its tax rate and send fewer dollars to the state under the so-called Robin Hood plan, City Council voted 6-4 Wednesday to begin consideration of raising the city’s property…
Budget • By Jo Clifton • Aug 10, 2017
Crowd demands answers from AISD trustee at east side rally
Austin Independent School District Trustee Jayme Mathias struggled to find common ground with parents, teacher assistants and other community members at the Save East Austin Schools rally Wednesday night. The event was organized by Bertha Delgado and Monica Sanchez, who…
AISD • By Joseph Caterine • Aug 4, 2017
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Austin Monitor Radio: Eastside Memorial, LASA and the AISD bond
Former teacher, current AISD parent and Pride of the Eastside co-founder Vincent Tovar sits down with Austin Monitor copy editor Nina Hernandez to talk about the $1.05 billion bond package, the process of getting to that bond package and what…
Radio • By Austin Monitor • Jul 24, 2017
City, AISD agree on Bowie expansion rules
The city and the Austin Independent School District have reached an agreement on how the district can expand Bowie High School even though it is over the environmentally sensitive Barton Springs Zone of the Edwards Aquifer. City Council voted unanimously…
Education • By Jo Clifton • Jun 29, 2017
Bond doubles down on segregation, trustee says
At last week’s Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting, only one trustee voted against the adoption of the list of projects to be included in this year’s bond election: District 1 representative Edmund Gordon. In a sit-down interview…
AISD • By Joseph Caterine • Jun 26, 2017
Eastside Memorial could be on the move
At a hastily called meeting this weekend organized by local education advocates, members of the Eastside Memorial High School community gathered in the cafeteria to discuss an Austin Independent School District bond proposal that would move the school to a…
AISD • By Nina Hernandez • Jun 19, 2017
City Council considers tax swap with school district
City Council is exploring a number of ways the city of Austin can lend a hand to the Austin Independent School District, which will forfeit $406 million this year to the state under Texas’ “recapture” policy. At a work session…
Austin • By Jack Craver • May 22, 2017
Teacher health care surfaces as key issue in AISD budget conversations
As the Austin Independent School District braces for a tough financial year, even by district standards, staff presented preliminary budget plans to the Board of Trustees at its regular meeting April 24. The rough waters are courtesy of Austin’s growth.…
