Austin in Action
High school vocational training without a strong college-prep focus led some millennials to face wider gender employment and wage gaps than their peers, according to sociologists at UT Austin. In a study published in the American Sociological Review, researchers...
Austin in Action
In order to meet the needs of over 13,000 students who qualify for assistance, the Round Rock ISD Partners in Education (PIE) Foundation, Round Rock ISD and the Round Rock Police Department are partnering this year to host School Supplies Sunday. Over 1,500 volunteer...
Austin in Action
Educational child care provider Kiddie Academy recently recognized “the best of the best” in their franchise system at an award ceremony held during their annual Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Kiddie Academy of Pflugerville received the Life Essentials: Pillar Award...
Austin in Action
In celebration of the 75th birthday of Curious George, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has announced Curious World Tour, a free playful learning festival for kids and families. The tour will arrive in Round Rock and Austin this week and is a nationwide pop...
Austin in Action
Seton Healthcare Family warns that sitting in a hot car is a serious but preventable cause of heat strokes among the elderly during the summer months. Visits to the emergency room for people 65 and over increase during the summer, accounting for about 9 percent of...
Austin in Action
Pollyanna Theatre presents Trouble on the Double, a play for children ages 4 – 10, on July 9 – 17 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. The play, by Holly Hepp-Galván, follows the story of young twins. The two may look alike, but their personalities...
Readers' Poll Favorites
Congratulations to our 2016 Readers’ Poll Favorites! Thank you to everyone who participated in the voting to select our readers’ top picks. Voting took place March 1 through May 15, 2016 online at www.austinfamily.com. ...
Piensa Positivo
En mi experiencia, he aprendido que es la forma en que usted se expresa más que el mensaje en sí. Un estudio realizado por el Dr. Albert Mehrabian, un experto en el arte de la comunicación, lo confirma con un hallazgo de que nuestras palabras sólo tienen un 7...
Asuntos Familiares
P. No creo en la disciplina física en los niños. Me molesta cuando veo a un padre enojado y fuera de control dándole nalgadas a un niño en público. He intervenido un par de veces y me han insultado. Mi marido me dice, “no eres la autoridad encargada de supervisar la...
Austin in Action
Recently, Children at Risk researched and ranked 60 public high schools, 99 middle schools and 265 elementary schools from seven area counties. At the top of the list for their respective categories were LASA High School in Austin ISD and Canyon Creek Elementary...
