Schools
School district news, board meetings, sports, and academics. Latest from The Austin for Austin, Texas.
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Del Valle ISD confirms Superintendent Matthew Gutierrez will depart Nov. 6
Oct 16 · CBS Austin
Burnet and Webb middle school parents meet petition deadline to close their schools, but some say they felt pressured to sign
Oct 16 · Austin Current
Language barrier makes some AISD parents hesitant to sign school closure petition
Oct 16 · CBS Austin
Stephens Greth Foundation Gift Expands Opportunities for West Texas Students and Engineering Innovation at UT Austin
Oct 15 · UT Austin News
Development Leaders’ Work With Donors Helps Build the Future of UT
Oct 13 · UT Austin News
UT Austin's National Deaf Center awarded $24 million in federal funding
Oct 15 · KXAN Local
Texas trooper used encrypted app to help ICE detain high school senior, prompting DPS warning
Oct 17 · TheGrio
Austin Council of PTAs joins late push for Burnet, Webb closure petitions
Oct 9 · Austin Current
Austin Community College Hays Campus closed Thursday due to gas leak near campus
Oct 16 · KVUE
In-depth: Remains identified as missing college student Jason Landry
Oct 15 · KXAN Austin
Petition asks state to close AISD schools to prevent district takeover
Oct 10 · CBS Austin
Texas Free College Application Week: How students can save hundreds of dollars
Oct 9 · CBS Austin
Longhorns Strengthen Texas Cybersecurity From a New Home on Campus
Oct 6 · UT Austin News
Thursday Deadline Nears for Petitions to Close Two Austin ISD Schools - KLBJ-AM
Oct 12 · KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX
Students Can Apply to Texas Public Colleges for Free This Week - KLBJ-AM
Oct 12 · KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX
Free college applications begin Oct. 12 at Texas schools
Oct 12 · USA Today
Austin taxpayers will pay the price if Texas education department takes over school district
Oct 6 · Austin Current
School choice rollout reviewed as advocacy groups report impact on public schools
Oct 8 · CBS Austin
Burnet, Webb families say Austin ISD failed them. Now they’re asked to close their schools.
Oct 5 · Austin Current
Red River Rivalry costs soar as UT students face high ticket prices, rising gas costs
Oct 7 · CBS Austin
Texas high school football: Austin-area scores for Week 7 of 2026 season
Oct 10 · Austin American-Statesman
Central Texas schools turn to voters for tax rate approval
Oct 10 · KXAN Austin
Joe Long, lawyer, donor and namesake for arts center and medical school, dies
Oct 9 · Austin American-Statesman
Week 7: Central Texas high school football highlights | 10.09.26
Oct 10 · KXAN Austin
Petition would ask state to close AISD schools to prevent district takeover
Oct 10 · KEYE
Week 7 Texas high school football scores
Oct 10 · KXAN Austin
Texas comptroller to review finances of 4 school districts, including Austin and Prosper ISDs
Oct 9 · Community Impact Newspaper
Education not central issue of Texas governor's race so far
Oct 9 · FOX 7 Austin
This Texas high school unveils 11,000-seat, $48M football stadium
Oct 9 · Chron
'People were shouting, people were crying,' Elgin student recalls lockdown
Oct 7 · CBS Austin
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