Keri Heath

Search Austin-area elementary, middle school STAAR scores by campus, district and subject using Texas Education Agency end-of-course exam results.

STAAR scores at Dobie, Burnet and Webb middle schools improved in 2026, but the threat of a state takeover still looms for Austin ISD.

Austin ISD faces a $181 million budget shortfall next school year. A Statesman analysis found district leaders avoided hard decisions around closures and staffing for years.

Austin ISD trustees are set to vote on a budget plan with staff cuts, program reductions, bus changes and property sales.

Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright will retire in 2027 after leading the district for nine years.

Austin ISD is edging closer to a possible Texas state intervention. Here's what could trigger a takeover and how it would affect schools.

After receiving thousands of public comments over the past few weeks, Austin ISD will delay its boundary overhaul until 2028, when more schools may be closed.

Every year, thousands of Texas children are fed in local public schools. Research shows that students need healthy, nutritious meals to stay focused and perform their best at school.

Following an extended recovery for a motorcycle injury, Austin ISD Police Chief Wayne Sneed has been released from the hospital.

Austin Independent School District officials will sell Dawson and Sunset Valley elementary schools, two of the 10 campuses that closed this summer