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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Este verano la superintendente escolar Stephanie Elizalde dijo que si el número de estudiantes inscritos llegaba a 77,000, el personal recibiría aumentos del 2% Pero sólo 74,000 estudiantes se inscribieron este año.
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Over the summer, Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said if the district saw 77,000 students enroll, staff would get 2% raises. But only 74,000 students enrolled this year.
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Last football season, the marching band had almost 200 members. When LASA left, just a handful remained. The band has been working to rebuild.
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In her state of the district address Tuesday, Stephanie Elizalde credited the mask mandate, in part, for the low number of COVID cases in Austin schools.
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La escuela del Este de Austin comenzó el año académico con 14 posiciones abiertas, incluyendo el cargo de director. También está pasando por remodelaciones de la salida de LASA. Los estudiantes y el personal describen la situación como "caótica."
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The East Austin school started the year with 14 open positions, including principal. It's also dealing with renovations and the departure of LASA. Students and staff describe the situation as "chaotic."
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The Austin-based group says a number of laws recently passed by the Legislature limits Texans' rights when it comes to voting, teaching and access to abortion.
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Schools are taking different approaches to lunch, the only time during the school day when students don't have to wear masks.
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Superintendent Tom Leonard said all students will be required to wear masks and those who don't comply will be separated from the rest.
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The remote-learning program, which launched Tuesday, was hastily put together in the last few weeks after the spread of the delta variant upset the district's plans for fully in-person classes this year.