/tags/equity Equity en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:11:06 GMT /austin/2024-10-30/austin-tx-travis-county-food-access-plan The new food plan looks to bring together community partners and stakeholders to implement better practices to divert food from landfills and to expand and improve food composting efforts. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:11:06 GMT /austin/2024-10-30/austin-tx-travis-county-food-access-plan Mason Rouser /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro The transit agency hopes capping fares and reducing how much people with low incomes have to pay will boost ridership. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro Nathan Bernier /health/2022-03-17/construction-will-soon-begin-on-central-healths-new-clinics-in-eastern-travis-county AG真人百家乐 County鈥檚 health care district is constructing the health centers in Del Valle and Hornsby Bend. The centers, which are expected to open next year, are part of the agency鈥檚 plan to address health care inequities in the county. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:42:39 GMT /health/2022-03-17/construction-will-soon-begin-on-central-healths-new-clinics-in-eastern-travis-county Marisa Charpentier /transportation/2022-02-18/ut-students-struggle-to-get-to-campus-as-capmetro-app-and-labor-shortage-cause-bus-delays The issues have galvanized students who live in Riverside and rely on the shuttle to get to and from campus. Many low-income students, who are often people of color, live in the area because it's more affordable. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:26:52 GMT /transportation/2022-02-18/ut-students-struggle-to-get-to-campus-as-capmetro-app-and-labor-shortage-cause-bus-delays Skye Seipp /en-espanol/2021-07-07/cap-metro-debera-probar-equidad-racial-transporte-publico-austin-expansion-multimillonaria Para poder recibir miles de millones de d贸lares en asistencia federal, Capital Metro primero tendr谩 que cumplir con ciertos requisitos de derechos civiles. Varios activistas y acad茅micos dicen que la agencia de transporte p煤blico a煤n no ha alcanzado esas metas de equidad racial. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:39:13 GMT /en-espanol/2021-07-07/cap-metro-debera-probar-equidad-racial-transporte-publico-austin-expansion-multimillonaria Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-07-06/how-cap-metros-multibillion-dollar-transit-expansion-hinges-on-federal-racial-equity-standards To qualify for billions in federal assistance, Capital Metro has to meet federal civil rights standards that activists and academics say fall short of achieving racial equity goals. Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:11:58 GMT /transportation/2021-07-06/how-cap-metros-multibillion-dollar-transit-expansion-hinges-on-federal-racial-equity-standards Nathan Bernier /en-espanol/2021-05-19/nuevo-director-matriculacion-districto-escolar-austin-quiere-abordar-inequidades-sistema Alejandro Delgado es el primer director ejecutivo de matriculaci贸n en el distrito. Su trabajo es atraer a m谩s estudiantes a las escuelas de AISD 鈥� y asegurarse que se queden ah铆. Wed, 19 May 2021 22:21:50 GMT /en-espanol/2021-05-19/nuevo-director-matriculacion-districto-escolar-austin-quiere-abordar-inequidades-sistema Claire McInerny /education/2021-05-19/austin-isds-new-enrollment-officer-wants-to-improve-customer-service-and-address-inequities Alejandro Delgado is the district's first executive director of enrollment. His job is to attract more students to AISD schools 鈥� and keep them there. Wed, 19 May 2021 10:01:17 GMT /education/2021-05-19/austin-isds-new-enrollment-officer-wants-to-improve-customer-service-and-address-inequities Claire McInerny /education/2021-05-17/austin-isd-wont-let-ptas-pay-for-staff-salaries-anymore Twelve schools are using PTA money to cover the salaries for staff members. The district said the practice creates inequities within the district. Mon, 17 May 2021 20:46:39 GMT /education/2021-05-17/austin-isd-wont-let-ptas-pay-for-staff-salaries-anymore Claire McInerny /education/2019-12-17/after-equity-officer-calls-austins-school-closure-plan-racist-how-does-the-district-move-forward Para leer una versi贸n de este art铆culo en Espa帽ol haga click aqui.When the Austin Independent School District announced it needed to close and consolidate鈥� Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:01:00 GMT /education/2019-12-17/after-equity-officer-calls-austins-school-closure-plan-racist-how-does-the-district-move-forward Claire McInerny