/tags/back-to-school Back To School en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:08:24 GMT /covid-19/2021-08-24/williamson-county-recommends-leander-isd-closes-schools-as-covid-19-cases-rise Nearly 400 students and staff members have tested positive for the virus since the school year began two weeks ago, school district data show. Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:08:24 GMT /covid-19/2021-08-24/williamson-county-recommends-leander-isd-closes-schools-as-covid-19-cases-rise Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera , Allyson Ortegon /covid-19/2021-08-16/5-tips-on-how-to-cope-with-back-to-school-anxiety-amid-recent-covid-surge Parents should address their own stress, learn to identify symptoms of childhood anxiety and help their kids talk about how they’re feeling, childhood psychologist Amanda Jordan said. Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:06:23 GMT /covid-19/2021-08-16/5-tips-on-how-to-cope-with-back-to-school-anxiety-amid-recent-covid-surge Rebekah Morr | KERA /science/2014-08-29/why-can-school-be-so-boring If you’ve seen "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" or ever been in a classroom, you know that school can sometimes be very boring. However, learning and coming up� Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:58:09 GMT /science/2014-08-29/why-can-school-be-so-boring Rebecca McInroy /texas/2013-07-12/sales-tax-holiday-set-for-second-weekend-in-august The state’s annual sales-tax-free weekend is a little earlier this year, but there’s still time to get ready.Coming up on the weekend of August 9 to 11,� Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:20:00 GMT /texas/2013-07-12/sales-tax-holiday-set-for-second-weekend-in-august Trey Shaar /education/2012-12-19/aisd-releases-list-of-schools-frozen-to-transfers The Austin Independent School District has released its list of schools that are frozen to transfers for the 2013-2014 school year.Over two dozen campuses� Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:38:03 GMT /education/2012-12-19/aisd-releases-list-of-schools-frozen-to-transfers Kelli Ainsworth /business/2012-08-14/back-to-school-shoppers-open-wallets-but-carefully After months of sitting on their wallets, Americans went shopping in July. The uptick is boosting economists' hopes for a reasonably strong back-to-school season, but shoppers seem to be spending carefully. Retailers are looking for clues about how the holiday shopping season will turn out later in the year. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:40:00 GMT /business/2012-08-14/back-to-school-shoppers-open-wallets-but-carefully Marilyn Geewax /health/2011-08-09/study-nine-out-of-ten-preschoolers-lunches-at-unsafe-temperatures A University of Texas study found that 90 percent of bag lunches brought to school by preschool students were kept at temperatures that could result in� Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:48:42 GMT /health/2011-08-09/study-nine-out-of-ten-preschoolers-lunches-at-unsafe-temperatures Kelsey Sheridan /austin/2011-08-01/state-urges-parents-to-seek-regulated-day-cares There are more than 25,000 daycare operations and homes in the state of Texas. And as the school year looms, parents have to choose among them to find� Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:45:30 GMT /austin/2011-08-01/state-urges-parents-to-seek-regulated-day-cares Kelsey Sheridan