IDEA Public Schools

In a letter to the school community, Board President Al Lopez announced the departure of CEO JoAnn Gama and COO Irma Muñoz after an in-depth legal and forensic review into the network’s finances.

Margaret Hunsicker and two other actors stand in front of a classroom at IDEA Rundberg, performing a scene for a group of seventh-graders. Hunsicker plays…

East Austin resident Archette Alexander remembers when she took her son out of the neighborhood public elementary school and put him in a charter school.…

Today is the first day of summer vacation, as the public school year came to a close yesterday in Austin. For students at IDEA Allan Elementary School, a…

Update: If there’s one word that sums up Eastside Memorial High School’s recent history, it would be, “change.”In 2008, its name was changed from Johnston…

A video posted on You Tube is pleading with state officials not to close Eastside Memorial High School.The school is at risk of closure or state takeover…

The Austin Independent School District has received five proposals from outside partners to lead the school improvement plan at Eastside Memorial High…

Update: The Austin Independent School District Board last night decided not to lease the Allan elementary school building to IDEA public schools. Allan is…

A group of Austin students from Eastside Memorial High School plan to deliver a letter to Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams this morning.They…

The Austin Independent School Board will meet behind closed doors this evening. According to the executive session agenda, they may discuss possible…