Claire McInerny
Education ReporterClaire McInerny is a former education reporter for KUT. Previously, she was a statewide education reporter for NPR member stations in Indiana. She won an Edward R. Murrow award for a series she did there about resources for English Language Learners in the state’s rural school districts. Claire is originally from Kansas, and got a journalism degree from the University of Kansas. Since moving to Texas, she’s never missed winter.
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In an email to parents, Superintendent Douglas Killian said the district has too many staff members out because of COVID-19.
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Austin ISD y Hays CISD no tenían suficientes suplentes para cubrir todas las solicitudes que recibieron esta semana.
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Austin ISD and Hays CISD did not have enough subs to cover all the requests they got this week.
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Según esta práctica, aprobada por los CDC, toda persona expuesta al COVID se somete a pruebas en determinados momentos del periodo de incubación, en lugar de ser enviada a casa.
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Under the CDC-approved practice, anyone who is exposed to COVID is tested at certain times in the incubation period, rather than being sent home.
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High school students taking lessons with Austin Classical Guitar spent the month composing a song with Clarice Assad. They'll perform the song together at Bass Hall next month.
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The district proposed changing the class schedule to save $21 million. Parents, teachers and students said that would limit the elective classes students could take.
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For the last four years, the school in Dove Springs has been run by an outside partnership. Test scores are still low, so the district is looking for a new solution to help students improve.
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The district will vote next week on whether to add two new holidays to the calendar and give teachers a minimum of one day off per month.
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The district is seeking feedback from the community about what to prioritize for next school year's budget.