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Austin ISD superintendent responds to Prop A criticism from former trustees
Austin Independent School District Superintendent Matias Segura on Tuesday responded to criticism of the district’s proposed tax increase, which would inject millions into the district for pay raises and savings.
Johnson High School junior selected for NASA program
Johnson High School junior Ava Schlotterbeck was selected to participate in NASA’s Texas High School Aerospace Scholars program earlier this semester. She is the first from Hays CISD to be selected for the program. Schlotterbeck, who discovered the program while researching for internships and scholarships, will participate in a year-long Science, Technology, Engineering and Math learning experience that caters to Texas high school juniors. The program starts in the fall with an online learning experience related to space exploration, Earth science, technology and aeronautics. The highest achieving students then receive an invitation to a five-day virtual summer experience (Moonshot) mentored by NASA scientists and engineers. During the summer experience, students work in teams to plan an Artemis-themed mission to the moon and Mars. Top teams then attend a residential experience at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Schlotterbeck hopes to possibly attend Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, or the University of Texas at Austin and major in aerospace engineering.
Huston-Tillotson University announces plans for a California campus
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin's oldest higher education institution is looking to expand out west. Huston-Tillotson University recently announced plans to build a "boots on the ground" California campus, serving a new group of students outside Central Texas. The Historically Black College or University (HBCU) plans to offer Liberal Studies...
YMCA and St. Edward’s University apply for $20 million climate resilience grant
The Greater Austin YMCA and St. Edward’s University announced a partnership agreement to apply for a $20 million Community Change Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a news release from the YMCA.
University of Texas students receive settlement in Juul class action lawsuit
Some Juul users are receiving hundreds, even thousands of dollars as part of a $300 million class action settlement. Juul and Altria, which owns 35% of Juul, were accused of misleading customers about the product’s addictiveness and health impacts.
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