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The threats prompted six Austin ISD campuses to be placed in "Secure", which was later lifted.

Eight Austin ISD schools had a scare Wednesday after receiving threatening emails that were eventually deemed to be a swatting exercise, according to investigat

Somewhere in the streets of heaven, Esme Barrera, with her ever-glowing smile, is dancing.

Beginning this fall, Austin ISD parent­-teacher associations will no longer be allowed to fund staff positions at their schools, a decision met with mixed reactions across the broadly diverse urban school district. Some campus communities felt bruised by the district's haphazard communication and speedy timeline for change at their schools, while other stakeholders were incredulous that AISD ever allowed such a practice in the first place. The decision impacts 31 staff positions at a dozen elementary schools, almost all of which are whiter and wealthier than the district as a whole. A May 3...

"That lazy teacher needs to get back to work. Report them!" At school campuses throughout the city, students and teachers grappled with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, switching multiple times a day between virtual and face-to-face instruction, trying to focus on education while holding concerns about their own health. Meanwhile, on Facebook, thousands of Austin ISD parents were watching, and in the AISD Kids First group – oriented toward bringing kids back to campus as soon as possible – they were not happy. “Nobody’s being swayed, right? Everybody’s got...