La Grange
La Grange, TX · Education
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An Austin Entrepreneur Wants to Make the Scholarship Search Less Overwhelming
Kranay Jones saw a problem in the scholarship search: having access to opportunities was not the same as knowing which ones to pursue. Students could spend hours sorting through listings, checking eligibility and tracking deadlines before they ever began an application. Jones built Kranay Academy around the idea that a more personalized search could help them get started.
fox7austin.com
AISD faces potential state takeover
After two Austin ISD schools received consecutive failing grades, the district now faces a potential state takeover. But there’s a chance it could be avoided if parents petition to close the schools down.
austinisd.org
A message from Superintendent Segura
As we started the year, I’ve had the opportunity to visit 17 campuses and see the energy and skill our educators are pouring into our students every single day. I’ve also seen the joy and connection our students have in our schools as they build friendships with peers and relationships with their teachers and school staff.
vandegriftvoice.com
Case Closed: Students Intern at Law Firm Over Summer
For many students, summer is a two-month break from school to travel and relax. For others like senior Madison Maguregui, it’s a period to intern and take the next steps for their career. This summer, Maguregui, the founder of the Aspiring Lawyers Association (ALA) club, as well as five...
kut.org
Austin ISD won't help families gather signatures to avoid state takeover
Austin Independent School District officials will not be involved in helping parents petition to close two schools in an effort to avoid a state takeover of the entire district. Parents from the impacted schools met on Monday night to learn more about options for their campuses and how that can have an impact on the whole district.
hilltopviewsonline.com
Unified Office of Student Involvement and Belonging aims to enhance campus community at St. Edward’s
The Office of Student Involvement has officially merged with the Office of Student Belonging and Inclusive Excellence into a unified Office of Student Involvement and Belonging, creating a streamlined structure designed to better serve students across the St. Edward’s University campus. The merger became official over the summer when...
mySanAntonio.com
CBS Austin
Austin residents push back on Mayor Watson’s call to petition for TEA school closures
AUSTIN, Texas — Some Austin ISD parents and community members are pushing back against Austin Mayor Kirk Watson’s call for families to petition the Texas Education Agency to close their schools, a move he says could help prevent the state from taking over the entire district. In a...
CBS Austin
Leander teen awarded $50,000 scholarship for supermassive black hole research
LEANDER, Texas — A 17-year-old from Leander has received a $50,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for developing a new way to study the growth of supermassive black holes. Hitaishi Chillara earned the national scholarship for his project, “Connecting Supermassive Black Hole Growth to Observables: A Framework Using Cosmological Simulations and LSST Predictions.”
The Texas Tribune
UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments “disgusting” and too familiar
Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.”. Bo French, the Republican running for a seat on the...
culturemap.com
2 top Texas universities rank among world's best for entrepreneurs
The Lone Star State’s two biggest universities — the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University — also rank among the world’s best schools for entrepreneurs, according to private market database PitchBook. PitchBook’s annual list of the world’s top 100 universities for entrepreneurs takes...
Sporting News
Texas preps for Ohio State showdown with massive College GameDay and CELSIUS campus activation
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas is hosting three powerhouses this weekend on the Forty Acres: No. 1 Ohio State, ESPN College GameDay, and CELSIUS Energy Drinks. On Friday afternoon, the Traveling CELSIUS Combine and the CELSIUS-led Run Clubs touched down on the South Mall by the UT Tower.
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Watson Calls for Parents to Petition for Closure of Burnet, Webb Middle School
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is calling on parents at two Austin ISD middle schools to petition for the closure of their campuses in an effort to prevent a potential state takeover of the district. Burnet and Webb middle schools received preliminary failing accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency for...