By Eddie Villa

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The wait will soon be over for special education families who have had overdue evaluations. As soon as July 1, families can expect big, structural changes to the special education department that will fast track solutions to better serve students.

By Eddie Villa

More families will have access to transportation services in the 2021-22 school year, the Superintendent said Monday, April 26.

“At Operation Reconnect, we learned that one of the reasons many students are leaving to attend a charter school was because of a lack of transportation, “ Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said. 

To remedy that, the district would invest its own money to add additional routes at select campuses to reach more students living within two miles of a school.

By Jack Orloff

When the final whistle blew at the class 6A state wrestling tournament on Saturday, Bowie sophomore Olivia Moreno knew that she had just accomplished something no one else has done before, becoming Bowie's first-ever female state wrestling champion while maintaining an undefeated season at 23-0.

Moreno took home the 119-pound weight title in the class 6A state wrestling tournament Saturday at the Berry Center in Cypress, Texas. She could not hold her excitement, completing a full backflip in celebration after she pinned her final opponent.

Austin ISD is proud of the Class of 2021, and to congratulate our graduates we have created Facebook profile picture frames to celebrate them reaching this milestone.

The frames can be both accessed in Spanish and English and say “2021 Grad!” and “Proud of my Grad!” There are two frames: one for family and friends, and one for students. Austin ISD encourages our parents and students to use these frames to celebrate our #AISDProud Class of 2021.

Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials this afternoon announced that they would release $11.2 billion in one-time federal funds to Texas schools. 

Designed to help districts address unfinished learning and costs incurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the funds were approved as part of three separate pieces of legislation.