/tags/austin-isd Austin ISD en-US Copyright Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:41:08 GMT /education/2023-03-29/a-republican-lawmakers-bill-would-prevent-texas-school-districts-from-celebrating-lgbtq-pride Texas lawmakers have filed more than 100 anti-LGBTQ bills, according to the statewide group Equality Texas. One of the measures, House Bill 1507, drew pushback from Democrats, students and educators Tuesday. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:41:08 GMT /education/2023-03-29/a-republican-lawmakers-bill-would-prevent-texas-school-districts-from-celebrating-lgbtq-pride Becky Fogel /education/2022-07-20/will-texas-have-enough-teachers-when-school-starts-again In big cities across the country, teachers are almost always in demand. And amid the so-called “Great Resignation,” that may be truer now than ever. Until school starts in August, it’s impossible to know exactly how many teachers Texas will be in need. But some Dallas instructors suspect a higher-than-typical number of their colleagues won’t return to class this fall. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:30:00 GMT /education/2022-07-20/will-texas-have-enough-teachers-when-school-starts-again Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2021-10-07/two-months-into-the-school-year-students-at-one-austin-high-school-are-still-waiting-for-teachers 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." Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:30:48 GMT /texas-news/2021-10-07/two-months-into-the-school-year-students-at-one-austin-high-school-are-still-waiting-for-teachers Claire McInerny /news/2020-11-20/remote-learning-is-a-struggle-for-this-special-ed-student-is-going-to-school-worth-the-risk Ian isn't failing his classes because he's blowing them off; it's because his brain can't handle remote learning very well. Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:00:02 GMT /news/2020-11-20/remote-learning-is-a-struggle-for-this-special-ed-student-is-going-to-school-worth-the-risk Claire McInerny /2020-08-04/dan-rather-on-the-10-000-rather-prize-and-the-state-of-the-nation From Texas Standard: Dan Rather left the anchor chair at "CBS Evening News" more than 15 years ago. But the journalist and native Texan has not gone... Tue, 04 Aug 2020 20:06:15 GMT /2020-08-04/dan-rather-on-the-10-000-rather-prize-and-the-state-of-the-nation Joy Diaz /news/2019-11-27/ut-austin-investigating-former-procurement-official-after-review-finds-irregularities The University of Texas at Austin is investigating financial irregularities tied to a former procurement director who resigned from the system flagship in… Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:15:06 GMT /news/2019-11-27/ut-austin-investigating-former-procurement-official-after-review-finds-irregularities Shannon Najmabadi | Texas Tribune