SummaryVoters in the Austin Independent School District will see a proposition related to increasing teacher pay and decreasing the district's deficit on their ballot this year. Action BoxDon't forget to vote! Early voting lasts from October 21st to November 1st and Election Day is on...
For this session, we're bringing in Lynn Boswell (an AISD school board member) to answer all of your burning questions about the biggest portion of your property tax bill (schools), how the state funds public education, and how the heck recapture works. She'll also fill...
It’s official y’all! Next Thursday, October 6th from 7-10:30pm at Cherrywood Coffee House we are hosting our ‘Youth Climate Candidates Forum’! Bring a friend, family member, and neighbor to listen and talk with those running for office in your community! We will hear from many people...
We are excited to announce that Austin ISD’s Back-to-School BASH will be back in-person, and will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at the Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. District departments and community organizations...
In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury sits down with public education advocate Laura Yeager to give you a little civics lesson on the importance of local school boards. After that, we interview several of the candidates running in Austin's...
SummaryTwo AISD school board races are headed to a runoff election on December 15th. Action BoxDon't forget to vote! 5.23 percent. That was the voter turnout in Travis County as of December 8th, nearly a week into early voting. That's not great, especially considering the fact that...
Join MEASURE, The University of Texas At Austin Center for Community Engagement, and the Excellence & Advancement Foundation for a community discussion about school discipline at Austin Independent School District. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 28th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM on Zoom as we make...
Sponsored Post - from the Austin Materials Marketplace Calling all teachers! Looking for a way to find free materials for your classroom? Have old school supplies that you want to get rid of, but don't want to throw away? The Austin Materials Marketplace is here to help. Kind of...
Lead has been found in the drinking water of five more Austin schools. That's according to new data obtained by Environment Texas (via an open records request) from the Austin Independent School District. This new data follows the discovery last September that other nine local schools and...