French School of Austin Sweeps Annual French National Contest
French School of Austin (FSA) is excited to announce student results from the 85th Annual National French Contest. Among 17 participants, French School of Austin had 1 Platinum Medalist, 13 National Medalists, and 4 Honorable Mentions, making them the school with the...
YMCA OF AUSTIN ADDRESSES URGENT CHILD CARE NEEDS WITH 500 NEW SUMMER DAY CAMP SPOTS AT 16 LOCATIONS
[AUSTIN, TEXAS, JUNE 8, 2020] — Recognizing the urgent need for child care during the summer to enable many parents to return to work, the Extend-A-Care YMCA has worked closely with area school districts to add new YMCA Summer Day Camp sites and make more than 500 new...
Texas Maskuerade Party
Texas country music singer-songwriter legend Gary P. Nunn announced a new initiative, the Texas Maskuerade Party, to encourage socially responsible ways for Texans to be in public and to support the state’s Strike Force to Open Up Texas campaign. In a recent press...
Kids Entrepreneurship Competition
IDEA Tank for Kids 2020 is an entrepreneurship competition for kids ages 8-13. It is now open for submissions across the U.S. While usually taking place in person, this year’s competition will take place online. Similar to Shark Tank, contestants pitch their ideas to...
Poll: TX Parents Very Concerned About Children Falling Behind During School Closures
As state and district leaders in Texas are deciding how to best open schools, including retaining some form of distance learning, a new poll released today by The Education Trust sheds light on Texas parents’ thoughts on at-home learning. Nearly 9 in 10 (87%) parents...
Texas State Parks to Resume Overnight Reservations for Summer Trips
Starting May 27, visitors will be able to make camping reservations at parks with arrival dates between June 1 and Sept. 7. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited to varying degrees at individual parks to align with safe business practices...
AISD Offering Free Summer Meals
This summer, Austin ISD will provide meals to any child under the age of 19 at more than 70 locations throughout Austin. Both breakfast and lunch will be offered Monday through Friday at the curbside and bus stop meal sites established during...
TEA Helps Solve a Critical COVID-19 Special Education Distance Learning Challenge
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced today that its partnership with AmplioSpeech, a leading provider of speech pathology technology, has reached 10,000 Texas students with special education needs. The collaboration is a response to the COVID-19-related shutdown...
Happy 75th Birthday, Thomas the Tank Engine!
If you’re looking for something new and fun to entertain the kids… keep reading! Here are all the ways you and your family can take part to celebrate the famous train and his friends: Thomas & Friends Storytime Podcast- Beginning May 12, kids will be...
Austin Ed Fund Celebrates, Supports AISD Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week and Month
In an effort to honor the extraordinary work teachers are doing and the impact they continue to have on students, the Austin Ed Fund, Austin ISD’s nonprofit public education foundation, is launching the #thankyouteachers campaign to celebrate, support and bring...
Leander ISD COVID-19 Response
We reached out to Leander ISD Superintendent Dr. Bruce Gearing and asked about his district’s response to COVID-19. AF: Tell us about any unique student projects or activities that have been happening in response to campuses closing and students learning...
Youth Shakespeare
ImprovEd Shakespeare is taking William Shakespeare’s As You Like It online. Their upcoming, all-teen theatrical production will be broadcast on Zoom. Faced with social distancing measures, ImprovEd Art’s Director Andee Kinzy gathered her students virtually for weekly...
