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...
Round Rock Parent Volunteer Nominated for National Award
It didn’t take long for Gattis Elementary to notice when Maria Medina decided to get involved with the PTA. And now Maria’s efforts have attracted the attention of a national award. Medina, a Round Rock parent and PTA president, has been nominated for the Volly...
BASIS Austin Primary to Open in Fall 2020 in Crestview
The newest campus in the acclaimed BASIS Charter Schools network, BASIS Austin Primary, will open this coming August in the Crestview neighborhood. The tuition free public charter school, which will be located at 1501 Dartmouth Avenue in Austin, is now enrolling...
Texas Comptroller’s Office Features Interactive Video Series to Inspire Kids to Think About College
With Texas families spending much of their time together indoors because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Comptroller’s office is featuring a creative way to get kids excited about their futures with an interactive video and activity series on the agency’s Meet Your...
