Mayor Kirk Watson is proposing an option for parents at two middle schools. The schools are struggling and part of the Austin ISD. Parents are being urged to consider petitioning to close the…
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Mayor Kirk Watson is proposing an option for parents at two middle schools. The schools are struggling and part of the Austin ISD. Parents are being urged to consider petitioning to close the campuses.
This option is being presented as a way to avoid a state takeover of the schools. Further details about the proposal and the schools in question are available from the source. The proposal involves parents leading the effort to close the schools, giving them a role in determining the future of the campuses.
More information can be found through the original source.
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