AISD
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
Here are the candidates for Austin ISD board of trustees
Five seats on the Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees will be on the ballot Nov. 6.The role of the school board is to oversee the AISD superintendent and district administration. The board votes on district policy and budgets,…
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
Some argue proposed new names for Austin schools don’t leave Confederacy behind
Despite momentum earlier this year to rid Austin Independent School District properties of links to the Confederacy, the district’s board of trustees is facing pushback over proposed new names.At a meeting last night to publicly discuss recommendations for Sidney Lanier…
Thursday, October 4, 2018 by KUT News
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Here are the new names proposed for Austin ISD buildings tied to Confederate figures
The Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees is scheduled to vote Oct. 22 on the proposed new names for four AISD buildings named for Confederate figures.After a long dispute about whether the buildings commemorated the state’s struggle with racism…
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 by Jack Craver
AISD
Declining enrollment, segregation dominate AISD board meeting
The Austin Independent School Board’s unanimous decision to spend $25 million modernizing Sanchez Elementary School was welcomed by a substantial contingent of those who packed the board’s chambers Monday night, but it hardly assuaged long-term concerns from east side activists…
Friday, September 14, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
On the eve of East Austin school consolidation, community still has questions
The Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees will vote in a little over a week on how to consolidate three elementary schools in East Austin. Students at Metz, Zavala and Sanchez elementary schools will combine into one school, which…
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 by Claire McInerny
AISD
Austin ISD schools honoring Confederate figures will find out new names this semester
Five Austin Independent School District schools named for Confederate figures will get renamed this semester.The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted in February to rename the John T. Allan facility, Zachary Taylor Fulmore Middle School, Sidney Lanier Early College High…
