FAFSA Completions Down In TX: How East Austin Area Schools Compare

See how college aid applications changed for East Austin area high schools.

Graduation 2021: Surprise Your Graduate By Sharing A Photo On Patch

Tell us why your grad is special and send a message of congratulations on East Austin Patch.

East Austin Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

See how college aid applications changed for East Austin area high schools.

In East Austin Area, Share Of College Grads Increases

The percentage of U.S. residents holding four-year or higher degrees has been rising. Here's how it’s changed in Travis County.

Austin Advocates Seek To Save Palm School Building

As tenants prepare building by 2020, community activists are poised for call to action on preserving the site's cultural history.

Austin Community College 'Dí­a de la Familia' Festival Scheduled

Aimed at promoting Hispanic college enrollment, event set for Saturday, April 27, celebrates Mexican American cultures, traditions.

Ousted: East Austin School Principal Accused Of Migrant Bias

Gabriela Soto of Andrews Elementary School had been the target of complaints, including for her work in 'Making Andrews Great Again.'

Austin ISD Health Summit & Fair Scheduled Saturday 4/13/19

Students and families attending the event will learn about the mental health resources available to them in AISD and Travis County.

Austin School Principal Accused Of Anti-Immigrant Bias (Updated)

Monday presser detailed educator's alleged use of word 'illegals' referencing migrants while vowing to 'Make Andrews Great Again.'

Pet Dogs Supplant Children As East Austin Gentrifies: Study

Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis researchers poised to unveil findings related to displacement as a new crowd moves in.

Austin ISD President Resigns After Texting Controversy

Kendall Pace referred to 'crazy ignorant community activists and poverty pimps,' in text; East Austin school advocates plan protest rally.

Austin Home Builder Pays For East Austin School Lunches

Not wanting children to stress out about unpaid balances, Infill Builders wrote a $10,000 check for Blackshear Elementary lunch tab.

Meeting On Metz-Sanchez-Zavala Modernization Project​ Is Tonight

At the center of Austin ISD bonds-driven project would be construction of new $25M campus that would replace on of three existing schools.

Study Shows Corrosive Effects Of Gentrification In East Austin

Amid bolstered commercial development, minority populations decreased exponentially and children at play now supplanted by pet dogs.

Austin ISD Board Votes To Rename Schools Named For Confederates

In a split vote, trustees opt to rename five campuses bearing names of key figurs of the Confederacy who fought for preservation of slavery.

2 Lock-Downs In 2 Days At East Austin School Amid Weapon Reports

Police were called to LBJ Early College High School Tuesday after a report of a weapon on campus, the second such incident in as many days.

Austin ISD Opts Not To Delay Opening Despite Icy Roads

Wednesday is expected to start off truly cold before a warming trend forms, yielding the possibility of ice lingering on area roadways.

East Austin Schools Get $4.5M For Mental Health Services

They 22 schools feed into high schools which experience high child abuse and neglect.

Austin-Area Weather Prompts School Cancellations, Delays (Update)

Likely icy road conditions on Friday spark mass cancellations, closures at area districts, municipal offices, YMCA, YWCA.

5 Austin Schools Named After Confederacy Figures To Be Re-Named

Allan facility, Johnson campus, Fumore Middle and Lanier and Reagan high schools are all named after Confederates will be re-labeled.

High School Football Scoreboard For Greater Austin Area

Belton Tigers, Round Rock Dragons, Vandergrift Vipers, oh my! Stay on top of scores for these and other teams as they come in!

Brian Lee Named to Union College Dean's List

Austin Texas native Brian Lee was named to the 2017 Dean's List at Union College.

Austin Student Among Knox College Class of 2017 Graduates

Emily Tubbs Rosen majored in Biology and minored in Psychology.

East Austin Schools Among Those That Could Be Shuttered To Offset $1B Bond

Collectively valued at $74 million, school buildings could be sold as district officials plan issuance of debt to raise funds in referendum.

Student Elected to Nation's Most Prestigious Academic Honor Society

An Austin Native student is named to the honor society at Knox College.

Austin Native Earns Degree With Honors

Emily Tubbs Rosen graduated from Knox College with a degree in Biology with College Honors.

Austin ISD Board Sets Upcoming Bond Package At Just Over $1 Billion

Trustees had hoped to keep the referendum at under the billion-dollar mark but insist that no tax increase will be assessed to homeowners.

Austin Student Earns Faculty Honors At Georgia Tech

Douglas Cheong of Austin, TX earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Spring 2017 at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Austin Center For Design Taking Applications For Interaction Design, Social Entrepreneurship

Certification program blends art, business, design, social affairs and technology toward gaining "autonomy through creativity."

Austin High Schoolers Plan Mass Walk-Out From Class To Protest Trump Inauguration

Students from KIPP Collegiate, McCallum High School and Cedars International High School will walk out at 3 p.m., join more protesters.

Transportation Officials Mulling Creation Of School Zone In East Austin After Accidents

Special school zone would be implemented along FM 969 near Decker Lane where several accidents have taken place.

Austin High School Student Placed Under Juvenile Custody After Campus Threat

Unidentified pupil used Snapchat to warn other students not to show up to class after Labor Day or something bad would happen.

School Bus Hydroplanes Into Front Yard In East Austin

The bus was transporting four students to Eastside Memorial High School at the time the driver lost control.

East Austin Elementary School Students Evacuated After Nearby Gas Line Break

The kids were safely moved to a different site, and no health issues were reported.

East Austin Educator Sanford Jeames Earns First 'Rather Prize'

The $10,000 award aims to showcase the best ideas for improving Texas education.

Police To Tell Students Of Crucial Role Black Officers Played In Protecting City

The event at Oak Springs Elementary School is timed to celebrate Black History Month.

East Austin Memorial Joins District 14-4A In Football

Move comes after the first UIL reclassification for the school since 2011.

Report: AISD No Longer On Top 5 List Of Largest School Districts

Enrollment declines blamed on gentrification-fueled displacement, primarily in East Austin.

Body Recovered From Lake Buchanan Identified

Julian Dahmen was a math and science teacher at Austin Discovery School.

Here Are the Austin School Dates You Need to Know This Fall

Wondering which days your child will be home from school? We've got your need-to-know days right here.