Education
There are some things you just can’t do for your child. Driving test. Summer job interview. Or the highly anticipated college essay. While you can’t write it for him, there are things you can do to help. From supporting his research to double and triple checking for...
Family Matters
Q. Yesterday, I came home to a messy house, which is typical. There were dirty dishes all over the kitchen, toys everywhere and piles of undone laundry. I lost my self-control and yelled at my wife and kids. When we married, I didn’t realize my wife would be so messy....
Feature Articles
Tired of back-to-school photos that don’t quite capture the moment? Maybe the kids are squinting into the sun. Or their clothing disappears into the background. We asked some local photographers to share tips on how to take your photos from ho-hum to awesome. Stage...
Feature Articles
Julie S. was always happy to see her sons after school, but up until a few months ago she used to also feel some dread. That’s when the homework battles began. Her oldest—a freshman at a public high school in a suburb west of Austin—would immediately shut himself up...
Feature Articles
Closing the Gap As more than five million students return to public and charter schools this month, we talked with Michael Williams, commissioner of the Texas Education Agency, to discuss the agency’s work and what we can expect this school year. Q: What is the role...
Austin in Action
In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Texas Book Festival announced 20 authors to be featured at the festival on October 17 and 18. The 2015 Festival authors and their featured books are: Margaret Atwood – The Heart Goes Last Chuck Palahniuk – Make...
Austin in Action
Southwest Airlines announced a recent update to their popular reusable car seat bags. The durable, weather-resistant bags sell for $15 and can fit a standard-sized stroller, car seat or booster seat. The updated bags can be purchased at ticket counters and are...
Austin in Action
A UT education researcher plans to recruit 150 Austin-area third graders each year for four years to study ways to help students better solve word problems in math. Sara Powell, an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, received a $3 million grant...
Austin in Action
Austinites are about to say “hello to yellow” on August 8, when 10,000 rubber ducks take to the shores of Lady Bird Lake for the Austin Boys and Girls Club Foundation’s second annual Duck Derby! Proceeds will help more than 12,000 Austin-area children and adolescents...
Austin in Action
On July 10, Texas health officials confirmed the state’s first case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome for 2015 in a resident of the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Department of State Health Services reminds people to protect themselves from the virus that causes HPS....
