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'Past time to get back to work' | Gov. Abbott praises UT Austin's decision to end remote work for most staff
AUSTIN, Texas — The fall semester will kick off in about two months at the University of Texas at Austin. When it does, there will be more staff on campus each day than in the past few years. Earlier this week, UT President Jay Hartzell announced that starting in...
Some UT Dallas, Austin students unable to get their degrees after participating in college protests
RICHARDSON, Texas - The University of Texas system is taking disciplinary action against students arrested at pro-Palestinian protests last month. Part of the punishment includes temporarily withholding degrees. Nearly a month past graduation day at UT Dallas, and it's not just the pending criminal proceedings still up in the air...
Round Rock ISD reducing some stipends to cut costs
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Like many Texas school districts, Round Rock ISD (RRISD) is looking for ways to improve its budget deficit. One way it's approaching a fix is by reducing the $7,000 yearly stipend for non-classroom dual language staff, like librarians, academic coaches and principals. "It was very...
University of Texas at Austin Initiates Disciplinary Action Against Pro-Palestinian Protest Students
Tensions at the University of Texas at Austin continue to run high as the school takes disciplinary action against students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. Following the protests that demanded UT divest from weapons manufacturers supplying arms to Israel, the university has initiated disciplinary proceedings against multiple students. According to the Austin American-Statesman, these students found that they are unable to access their transcripts or registration due to a nonfinancial hold on their accounts placed by the dean of students office.
Amid Budget Crisis, Austin ISD Leaders Push Vaguely to “Rethink How We Work”
A troubling new reality has descended on Austin ISD. At school board meetings over the last six weeks, Superintendent Matias Segura has warned that the 2024-25 budget deficit – currently projected to be at least $78 million, even after $30 million of cuts to central office operations – can’t be fixed through more budget cuts. The superintendent has said the district needs a ground-up reassessment of its “workflows,” and that it needs to “work differently.”
UIL votes to approve split divisions for postseason in five high school sports
AUSTIN, Texas (KFDA) - On Tuesday afternoon, the UIL approved multiple new rule changes for the upcoming school year. Among the biggest changes was a move to split divisions in the postseason in volleyball, basketball, soccer, softball, and baseball. The change will not impact the regular season as the current...
Texas high school swimmers to compete at Olympic Trials
AUSTIN (KXAN) — At least three Central Texas high schoolers who all train at the club Longhorn Aquatics have qualified for Swimming Olympic trials this weekend. Rowan Cox, 16, Julian Cox, 18, and Andrew Zou, 17, will be representing their team. The young athletes practice every day during the...
Amado Peña-Gonzalez wins newly named Tatyanna Bailey Courage Award
Crockett High School's Amado Peña-Gonzalez was the recipient of the newly named Tatyanna Bailey Courage Award Wednesday night at the Austin Area High School Sports Awards, presented by Thomas J. Henry Law. Thomas J. Henry Law also was the sponsor of the Courage Award. The Courage Award is always...
Water service restored at ACC's Elgin campus after Tuesday outage
ELGIN, Texas — Water service has been restored at Austin Community College's (ACC) Elgin campus after an outage Tuesday caused the college to close the campus. ACC said Tuesday morning that its Elgin campus was closed due to a water outage caused by a water main break. ACC said repairs to the main were underway, but all classes, work and activities were canceled in Elgin.
Amit Kumar, University of Texas at Austin – Conceal Less, Reveal More
Amit Kumar, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, says maybe it’s better to conceal less and reveal more. Amit Kumar is currently an Asst. Professor of Marketing and Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the McCombs faculty, he completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Cornell University and his A.B. in Psychology and Economics from Harvard University. Professor Kumar’s research focuses on the scientific study of happiness and has been featured in popular media outlets such as The Atlantic, Bloomberg, Business Insider, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Hidden Brain, The Huffington Post, National Geographic, The New York Times, NPR, Oprah Daily, Scientific American, Time Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. His scholarly work has been published in Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Current Directions in Psychological Science, Current Opinion in Psychology, Emotion, The Journal of Consumer Psychology, The Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Psychological Science.
See how students in Leander, Liberty Hill ISDs performed on STAAR EOC assessments
High school students in Leander ISD outperformed students in Liberty Hill ISD in all five subject areas. (Courtesy Leander ISD) This spring, high school students in Leander and Liberty Hill ISDs outperformed state averages on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End-of-Course assessment. LISD students also surpassed LHISD...
Hutto ISD proposes $122M budget for 2024-25 school year
Hutto ISD is proposing an $122.06 million budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, with a projected shortfall of $3.5 million amid increased costs of operation as well as what staff and officials describe as inadequate state funding. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) Hutto ISD is proposing a $122.06 million budget for the...
Antoine Thompson, Kami Williamson, named Coaches of the Year
Stony Point High School boys basketball coach Antoine Thompson and Cedar Park High School basketball coach Kami Williams were named the Boys and Girls Team Coaches of the Year Wednesday night at the Austin Area High School Sports Awards, presented by Thomas J. Henry Law. The show was held at the Long Center: Dell Hall and honored more than 250 student-athletes from the Austin area. ...
MGCC CDL instructor receives Celebration of Excellence Award
Mountain Gateway Community College CDL Instructor Megbill (Bill) Khodhair stands with his “Celebration of Excellence Award” medal. Bill traveled to Austin, Texas in May to accept the award from the National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) during a conference. (Photo courtesy MGCC) The post MGCC CDL instructor receives Celebration of Excellence Award appeared first on The Virginian Review.
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