Austin ISD

AISD has three sites that it wants to repurpose, including the former Pease Elementary School in downtown Austin. The district began holding public meetings in January and has three left for public input, as well as a survey that closes on Oct. 9.

A student under the age of 18 is facing two felony charges for allegedly making threats against Akins Early College High School in South Austin.

Tens of thousands of teachers in Texas have left the profession in the last year. The UT College of Education is trying to prepare and retain teachers as they face a range of challenges, from low pay to a lack of support in the classroom.

Austin ISD officials updated school board members Thursday on teacher vacancies, enrollment and school safety efforts.

As cities, counties and school districts set their tax rates, property owners can soon expect to see their new tax bills. But this whole process is mired in jargon. We tried to break it down for you.

Dell Children’s Medical Center has built a comprehensive clinic on Rosedale School’s campus. This means most of the more than 100 students who attend can see practitioners without missing a lot of school.

TEA released school accountability ratings on Monday for the first time since 2019. Austin ISD earned a B, which is the same grade the district earned before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to put a $2.44 billion bond on the November ballot. The package would modernize more than two dozen schools, invest tens of millions of dollars in technology and address critical infrastructure issues district-wide.

Ahead of a final vote on the bond proposal, several trustees who represent historically underserved schools raised concerns the district wants to reallocate tens of millions of dollars for projects at schools with majority-white student populations.

The Austin ISD school board is voting this week on what to include in an upcoming bond package that could go before voters in November. Voters overwhelmingly approved the district's last bond in 2017.