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Six AISD Students Advance to International Science and Engineering Fair
Austin, Texas—This month, six students from the Austin Independent School District will join more than 1,500 young science and engineering enthusiasts from across the globe at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest pre-college science competition.The students representing AISD at the competition, with projects covering diverse topics, including engineering,…
‘C-O-R-I-A-C-E-O-U-S’: Kealing Middle School Student Wins Regional Spelling Bee
AISD student heads to Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Austin ISD Earns Honorable Mention for Innovation and Excellence in Public Schools
Austin ISD—along with Denton, Fresno, Peoria and Richland school districts—earned honorable mention in the 23rd annual Magna Awards program for school districts with more than 20,000 students.
MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go’: Blackshear Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday During Read Across America
Blackshear Elementary School is celebrating Read Across America, a nationwide day of reading, with administrators and community leaders reading Dr. Seuss classics in all its classrooms.The National Education Association’s Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2. For a list of…
Dyslexia Conference 2019
Your Story is Your Strength—Austin ISD’s Central Texas Dyslexia Conference 2019 AISD’s annual conference brings together leaders in education, teachers, researchers, parents and advocates to learn how to help students with dyslexia develop their strengths and overcome their obstacles in our public schools. A strengths-based approach is critical in helping students build the motivation,…
Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief
ESSER Funding The Elementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief (ESSER) Fund is provided through federal stimulus bills to address the impact that COVID-19 has had and continue to have on schools.
AISD Awarded $349,000 Grant to Help Strengthen Arts-Based Instruction in Title I Schools
AUSTIN, Texas—On Friday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Austin ISD the 2014 Professional Development for Arts Educators grant for specialized training of music teachers and enhanced fine arts coaching for general classroom teachers in Title I Pre K-12 schools.
AISD Awarded $349,000 Grant to Help Strengthen Arts-Based Instruction in Title I Schools
AUSTIN, Texas—On Friday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Austin ISD the 2014 Professional Development for Arts Educators grant for specialized training of music teachers and enhanced fine arts coaching for general classroom teachers in Title I Pre K-12 schools.
AISD Teachers Attend Humanities Texas’ “America at War in the 20th Century” Workshop
AUSTIN, TX—In June, AISD teachers were among a select group of educators from across the state who attended “America at War in the Twentieth Century,” a professional development institute sponsored by Humanities Texas, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Texas at El Paso.
Houston Elementary School Launches Book Lending Program
At Houston Elementary School, students showed up today to take advantage of a new book-lending program organized by teachers. The lending library takes place on stage in the school’s cafeteria.