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- Save Our Schools Amendment Killed, KXAN, 2/19/11
- Lloyd Doggett Says Austin Has “half a dozen or more schools on a list to be closed…”, Statesman, 2/19/11
- Teachers Facing Layoffs Ask Education Austin, “What’s Next?”, KVUE, 2/19/11
- Teachers Union Supports Property Tax Increase to Save Jobs, KVUE, 2/18/11
- City Council Approves Motion to Work with AISD, Your News Now, 2/17/11
- Austin Council Directs City Manager to Assist AISD, Impact News, 2/17/11
- Austin City Council to Start Talks on AISD Budget Woes, KVUE, 2/17/11
- Council Approves Talks Between City Manager and AISD Officials, KLBJ, 2/17/11
- AISD in Crisis; City Plans to Help, KEYE, 2/16/11
- Mrs. Bush, Abstinence and Texas, New York Times, 2/16/11
- AISD to City Here is Why We Need Money, KXAN, 2/16/11
- Area School Districts Take Knife to Budgets, Statesman, 2/16/11
- AISD’s Transfer Policy Criticized, KXAN, 2/16/11
- AISD Will Notify Teachers and Staff This Week if Job is Elminated, KVUE, 2/15/11
- Meria Carstarphen Addresses AISD Budget Shortfall, KVUE, 2/15/11
- Aid Cuts Have Texas Schools Scrambling, New York Times, 2/14/11
- AISD Work Sesson on Budget Cuts, YouTube, 2/14/11
- City Council to Vote on AISD Budget Resolution, KUT, 2/14/11
- AISD Hashes Out Budget Crisis, KXAN, 2/14/11
- AISD Board Members Discuss Budget Cuts, KEYE, 2/14/11
- AISD Trustees Discuss Slashing More Than 1,000 Jobs, Statesman, 2/14/11
- AISD Who is Under the Axe, Austin Chronicle, 2/13/11
- AISD Task Force Says 25% of Schools Are Underutilized, Statesman, 2/13/11
- Joslin Elementary Parents Join Fight to Save Schools, KXAN, 2/12/11
- Parents of Joslin Elementary Students Rally, KUT, 2/12/11
- Parents March to Save Joslin Elementary, KEYE, 2/12/11
- Perry Fights to Cut Strings Doggett Put on School Money, KXAN, 2/12/11
- Texas District Schools Chief Issues Plea in Alamo-Like Letter, Washington Post, 2/11/11
- Rallies Held at Two AISD Schools, KVUE, 2/11/11
- Letter: Superintendent Will Now Recommend Cutting More Than 1,000 Positions, Statesman, 2/11/11
- Waiting for the Axe: The Task Force, Austin Chronicle, 2/11/11
- The AISD of a Thousand Cuts, Austin Chronicle, 2/11/11
- South Austin businesses rally behind neighbors, Austin Business Journal, 2/11/11
- Neighborhoods, Schools and Budgets, Austin Chronicle, 2/11/11
- Task Force to Present Efficiency Proposal to School Board Monday, Statesman, 2/10/11
- AISD Spends Hundreds of Thousands on Consulting Firm, KEYE, 2/10/11
- AISD Explains Bonus Program for Principals, KEYE, 2/8/11
- Superintendent Enjoys Super Benefits, KXAN, 2/8/11
- AISD Parents Give Advice on How to Cut Millions from the Budget, KVUE, 2/7/11
- Big Bonuses for AISD Leaders as District Prepares for Cuts, KEYE, 2/7/11
- AISD Parent Makes Plea to Texas Senate, KXAN, 2/7/11
- Arguments Against School Choice Ignore Reality, Statesman, 2/6/11
- Texas Lawmaker Wants School Electricity Rates Cut, The Houston Chronicle, 2/3/11
- Texas Schools Face Deep Cuts Amid Budget Crunch, Education Week , 2/3/11
- Superintendent Speaks with Fox 7, Fox News, 2/1/11
- AISD Task Force Tackles First Draft of Recommendations, KVUE, 2/1/11
- AISD Task Force Not Naming Schools, KXAN, 2/1/11
- AISD Task Force Won’t Name Specific Campuses on Closure List, Statesman, 2/1/11
- Ward Politics Have Fateful Grip on Austin Schools, Fox News, 2/1/11
- Texas School Districts: “Everything Is on the Table”, KUT, 1/31/11
- School Jobs on the Line, Little Agreement on Where to Cut, Statesman, 1/31/11
- Superintendents Seek to Save School Budgets, Fox News, 1/31/11
- Shapiro: “Stars Out of Alignment” for Schools, dallasnews.com, 1/31/11
- Is it raining yet? Even some Republicans think it might be., mysanantonio.com, 1/30/11
- Once Gritty South Lamar Has Become a Hot Spot for Austin-Owned Businesses, Statesman, 1/30/11
- State Budget Woes Hitting Home in Austin Schools, KLBJ, 1/29/11
- Crowd Rallies to Keep Zilker Elementary Open, KUT, 1/29/11
- Zilker Neighbors Rally to Keep School Open, YNN, 1/26/11
- Parents and Teachers Oppose Possible School Closures, Community Impact Newspaper, 1/28/11
- Zilker Parents Plan Protest Against School Closures, KUT, 1/28/11
- AISD Proposes More School Closings, KUT, 1/27/11
- Not Everyone Criticizing Education Cuts, KXAN, 1/27/11
- AISD Group Hopes to Persuade Lawmakers, KXAN, 1/26/11
- Additional AISD Schools Face Possible Closure, KVUE, 1/26/11
- Student Reports on School Closures, Statesman Newspapers in Education
- AISD Task Force Members Continue Debating Cuts, YNN, 1/26/11
- Austin School Employees Upset by Proposed Job Cuts, Statesman, 1/25/11
- Draining School Reserves Can Be Risky, KXAN, 1/25/11
- AISD Cuts Close to 500 Jobs, Fox News, 1/25/11
- AISD Board Approves 485 Staff Cuts, KXAN, 1/25/11
- Parents Ask AISD Board Members Not to Close Schools, KVUE, 1/24/11
- The First AISD Cuts, Austin Chronicle, 1/24/11
- AISD Board Votes to Cut Almost 500 Positions, YNN, 1/24/11
- School Board Plan May Cost 485 Jobs, Statesman, 1/24/11
- School Board Weighs Proposal to Cut 530 Positions, Statesman, 1/24/11
- AISD School Board Meeting in Progress, Statesman, 1/24/11
- Saturdays with the Superintendent, Austin Chronicle, 1/23/11
- No Magic Hat for Austin Schools’ Budget Woes, Statesman, 1/23/11
- Austin Superintendent Rallies Task Force to Get Back to Long-Term Plan, Statesman, 1/23/11
- If Budget Cuts Are Made, Districts May Have to Decide on Fate of Unused Schools, The New York Times, 1/22/11
- AISD Budget Crunch, Statesman, 1/22/11
- Carstarphen Calls Emergency Meeting, KXAN, 1/22/11
- AISD Task Force Holds Saturday Meeting to Discuss Budget Deficit, KEYE, 1/22/11
- Who’s on First?, Austin Chronicle, /21/11
- AISD: Positions Will Be Terminated, KXAN, 1/21/11
- AISD Tackles Drastic Budget Cuts, Statesman, 1/20/11
- Superintendent Establishes Hiring Freeze, Fox, 1/20/11
- Selling School Finance Cuts, Texas Monthly, 1/20/11
- Spindler Scrutinize the Austin School Districts Numbers, Statesman, 1/20/11
- Austin Superintendent Tells Staff Hundreds of Teaching Jobs at Risk, 1/20/11
- AISD Budget Woes Getting Worse, KVUE, 1/20/11
- AISD Task Force, Fox News, 1/20/11
- Superintendent says AISD financial troubles doubled, YouTube, 1/19/11
- Facilities Task Force Members Hear Other Options, Statesman, 1/19/11
- Closing Schools Won’t Fix AISD Budget, Austin Chronicle, 1/19/11
- AISD Considering School Closure Options, Fox News, 1/19/11
- Texas budget draft cuts $13.7 billion in spending, KVUE, 1/19/11
- Task force shifts focus: admin offices, KXAN, 1/19/11
- AISD task force uses public input to move forward, KEYE, 1/18/11
- AISD Attempts to Reduce $50 million shortfall, KUT, 1/18/11
- AISD task force has first meeting since public input sessions, KVUE 1/18/11
- Parents deliver school closure data, KXAN 1/18/11
- School facilities task force to meet tonight, Statesman 1/18/11
- State Rep Proposes County School Districts, Fox News Lubbock, 1/17/11
- Perry: Gov is ‘Best job in America’, KXAN, 1/17/11
- The Closed-Minded Approach to Austin Schools, Austin American Statesman, 1/17/11
- March to save two East Austin schools, KVUE, 1/17/11
- Students, Parents Rally to Save Schools, Fox, 1/17/11
- “Closing Schools Letter to The Editor”, 1/15/2011
- “Is it Time to Tap the Texas Rainy Day Fund?”, 1/14/2011
- “Private Schools Benefiting from Looming Budget Cuts”, 1/14/2011
- “Doggett Weighs in on Potential School Closures”, 1/14/2011
- “Carstarphen Working on Options Not Recommendations”, 1/14/2011
- “Zilker Families Rally Once More”, 1/13/2011
- “AISD Parents Beg Task Force to Keep Schools Open”, 1/13/2011
- “Mayor Leffingwell Weighs in On School Closures”, 1/12/2011
- “Parents Fight to Save Barton Hills from AISD Cuts”, 1/12/2011
- “Budget Cuts Could Impact Some AISD Campuses”, 1/7/2011
- “Save Austin Schools YouTube Slideshow”, 1/14/2011
- “Matt The Electrician Video”
- “Opinionist: Give Pease A Chance”, 1/13/2011
- “Sara Hickman Save Our Schools YouTube Video”
- “Save Our School Fight Gets Creative”
- “Heated Debates Against AISD School Closings Continues”
- “Ustream AISD Community Meeting Videos”
- “Parents Blast School Closure Options”
- “Mayor Leffingwell Weighs in on School Closures”, 1/12/2011
- “Emotions Run High at Forum About Plan To Close Schools”, 1/12/2011
- “Ben Kweller’s Message to Save Austin Schools”, 1/12/2011
- “AISD Task Force Joins KXAN News At Noon”
- “Leffingwell Bites the Apple”, 1/12/2011
- “Austin Mayor Weighs in on School Closures”, 1/12/2011
- “Parents Oppose Closing AISD Schools”, 1/11/2011
- “AISD Parents Fight To Protect Neighborhood Schools”, KEYE, 1/11/11
- Parents Fight to Keep AISD Schools Open, Fox News, 1/11/11
- Austin ISD Projects 31 Elementary Schools Will Be Over Capacity By 2015-16, KUT, 1/10/11
- Some Austin Schools May Face Closure, Statesman, 1/10/11
- Austin schools targeted for closure amid budget cuts, 1/07/11
- AISD May Close Several Schools, Fox News. 1/07/11
- Budget Cuts Could Impact Some AISD Campuses, 1/07/11
- Austin Schools Targeted for Closure Amid Budget Cuts, News 8, 1/07/11
