/tags/austin-isd Austin ISD en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 23 May 2025 14:59:11 GMT /education/2025-05-23/austin-tx-independent-school-district-campus-closures-consolidations Austin ISD is collecting feedback as it prepares to evaluate schools for potential closure. The district says it must consolidate schools to address declining enrollment and its roughly $100 million deficit. Fri, 23 May 2025 14:59:11 GMT /education/2025-05-23/austin-tx-independent-school-district-campus-closures-consolidations Becky Fogel /education/2025-05-09/austin-independent-school-district-dobie-webb-burnet-middle-schools-transformative-teachers-plan The district has been developing turnaround plans for Dobie, Webb and Burnet middle schools, which received failing grades from the Texas Education Agency. The school board has not yet voted on what the plans should be to avoid a state takeover. Fri, 09 May 2025 17:34:02 GMT /education/2025-05-09/austin-independent-school-district-dobie-webb-burnet-middle-schools-transformative-teachers-plan Becky Fogel /education/2025-05-05/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-austin-independent-school-district-crt-1619-project-slavery-history-race His office plans to depose the superintendent and others as part of an investigation into whether the district is using teaching materials linked to the "1619 Project," which was banned in Texas public schools 2021. Mon, 05 May 2025 19:36:03 GMT /education/2025-05-05/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-austin-independent-school-district-crt-1619-project-slavery-history-race Becky Fogel /education/2025-04-24/austin-tx-aisd-tea-school-ratings The Texas Education Agency released its A-F academic accountability ratings for the first time in two years on Thursday. The agency was blocked from sharing the 2023 results after more than 100 districts sued over the updated criteria for evaluating schools� performance. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:49:48 GMT /education/2025-04-24/austin-tx-aisd-tea-school-ratings Becky Fogel /education/2025-04-14/austin-tx-school-district-aisd-federal-funding-department-of-education The Trump administration is seeking to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Austin ISD officials say the funding that flows through the agency plays a vital role in supporting the district's most vulnerable students. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /education/2025-04-14/austin-tx-school-district-aisd-federal-funding-department-of-education Becky Fogel /education/2025-04-04/austin-isd-school-closures-texas-education-agency-ratings-dobie-middle-school-tea A court ruling means Austin ISD has less time to improve the school's ratings and is at greater risk of a takeover. The district could also close Dobie and revamp it or partner with a charter to avoid state intervention. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:32:36 GMT /education/2025-04-04/austin-isd-school-closures-texas-education-agency-ratings-dobie-middle-school-tea Becky Fogel, Chelsey Zhu /education/2025-03-21/austin-texas-trump-executive-order-education-department Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attended the signing ceremony in Washington, D.C. Back in Austin, public education advocates said the order is the latest attack on schools. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:16:59 GMT /education/2025-03-21/austin-texas-trump-executive-order-education-department Becky Fogel /education/2025-02-28/pease-elementary-austin-isd-reopening-child-care-center-united-way Pease is one of four elementary schools the Austin ISD school board voted to close after the 2019-20 school year. Austin ISD has been working on plans to repurpose those campuses. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:03:00 GMT /education/2025-02-28/pease-elementary-austin-isd-reopening-child-care-center-united-way Becky Fogel /education/2025-02-14/austin-isd-hiring-freeze-budget-deficit The hiring freeze is set to begin on March 1. It’s one strategy Austin ISD is using to cut spending by $32 million, so the district can end the current fiscal year with a $78 million deficit. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:43:46 GMT /education/2025-02-14/austin-isd-hiring-freeze-budget-deficit Becky Fogel /education/2025-02-11/despite-low-scores-texas-is-doing-better-than-most-states-at-catching-up-to-pre-pandemic-reading National test scores painted a bleak picture of academic recovery for both Texas and the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic. But researchers found that there were positive signs for individual districts. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:05:16 GMT /education/2025-02-11/despite-low-scores-texas-is-doing-better-than-most-states-at-catching-up-to-pre-pandemic-reading Camille Phillips