Austin in Action
Eanes ISD and three of its schools were included in the top 10 ranking of schools in the Austin area by Houston-based non-profit Children at Risk. The organization’s ranking system represents a compilation of factors that indicate the degree to which a campus...
Austin in Action
Austin ISD announced that four Lanier High School math teachers received a check this summer for nearly $20,000, which will allow them to further their education in support of algebra II, calculus and geometry classes. Andrea Bowen, Kirsten Cole, David...
Austin in Action
On the cusp of the fall youth sports season, the YMCA of Austin is investing in significant improvements to provide increased safety in all of its flag football programs. RockSolid RS1 Soft Shell Head Guards will be used at the Hays Communities Family Branch this...
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Austin Children’s Services (ACS – formerly Austin Children’s Shelter) is taking the lead role in a major evidence-based child abuse prevention program in Travis County called Project HOPES (Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support). Lead funding of $1.8...
Austin in Action
Hey, Central Texans, it’s hot out there! The mercury is at its peak, and whether you’re mowing the lawn, going for your routine run or starting football two-a-days, you’re much more susceptible to heat exhaustion and dehydration now than at any other...
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Sarah Young, 16, of Pflugerville, a home schooled Girl Scout, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to...
Austin in Action
Westlake Lessons is a new music education company that brings music educators to homes in West Lake Hills and surrounding communities. They have teachers for all instruments and levels of experience, for students as young as four years old. “Making music education...
Austin in Action
With a shared commitment to giving back and supporting student success, National PTA®and Children’s Bookstore teamed up to donate more than 1,200 new books to students at LCPL Nicholas S. Perez Elementary School in Austin Independent School District. National PTA and...
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The Austin Area Asian American Health (4A+ Health) team has been selected to participate in the National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health (NLAPH) program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 4A+ Health team will work on...
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Relive Austin’s “Golden Age”through poster art that captures the spirit of the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 70s in the capital city of Texas. “When Austin Got Weird,”an exhibit curated by the Bullock Texas State History Museum, runs July 11 through...
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Each year, Manos de Cristo helps thousands of Central Texas children, Pre-K through 5th grade, get ready for school at its annual Back-to-School Program. The program provides each child with two free sets of new clothing, socks, underwear, and a brand new backpack...
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Southwestern University is one of 44 colleges and universities in the country to be a named a Best Buy school in the 2015 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. The guide, which is created by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske, takes into account...
