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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
How our 3 largest local school districts did on the 2025 Spring STAAR tests
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas' three most populous districts scored better on the Spring 2025 STAAR test's algebra and biology sections compared to the Spring 2024 tests, but worse on the English sections, according to data released Tuesday by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Texas Education Agency releases Spring 2025 STAAR test results Due to the volume of data, KXAN looked at the STAAR EOC test group summaries for our three largest districts: Austin ISD, Leander ISD and Round Rock ISD. Compared to last year's results, AISD students did worse on the English II test but were roughly in line with last year's English I results. LISD and RRISD did better than AISD on those sections; however, both experienced slight drops in their English I and II scores compared to 2024 AISD students also did better on the U.S. History portion. LISD students did worse than last year, but still performed better than AISD on the section. RRISD students scored about the same on history as they did in 2024. Texas as a whole did better on biology than it did in 2024. AISD saw that improvement reflected in its scores. LISD and RRISD's scores in biology did not change significantly. The LISD-RRISD similarities didn't carry over to algebra — AISD and LISD both improved on the section but RRISD did not. If you're interested in another district, the TEA has results for all districts available online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Austin ISD to decide on school consolidation, repurposing ahead of next school year
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin ISD is expected to decide on some changes for the upcoming school year during a virtual meeting Thursday. The district said it planned on consolidating schools beginning in the 2026–27 school year, which could include school closures, boundary changes and more. The purpose of the effort was to 'avoid deeper budget cuts and safeguard the academic experience,' according to the district. AISD is also set to discuss how to repurpose one campus that has already been closed. The district said it planned to create a green space at the site of former Sims Elementary, which was closed in 2021. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Travis County DA: ‘Insufficient evidence' to charge Austin ISD executive for tampering
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County prosecutors say there is insufficient evidence to charge a long-time Austin Independent School District executive with tampering with government records. In a court record filed on Wednesday, the Travis County District Attorney's Office stated that it would not file charges. In February, Austin Independent School District investigators accused Amie Ortiz, 40, of deleting information police requested while she was working as the district's director of talent strategy. Ortiz has been an AISD employee for over 17 years, serving in both teaching and executive roles. She has been on administrative leave from the district since September 2024. Ortiz's attorney, Brian Roark, stated Ortiz was not aware she was the target of any investigation. Austin ISD executive charged with tampering with government records The charge Ortiz faced stemmed from an investigation into a different employee who was suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of gift cards. According to investigators, Ortiz reported that more than $65,000 worth of district gift cards owned by the school district were missing. She also reported issues with misuse of the cards and lack of documentation. The gift cards were purchased and issued through AISD's insurance carrier as a part of the district's employee wellness program, according to district officials and an affidavit. Ortiz had created an internal tracking system on Google Sheets for the gift cards, which documented the gift card vendor, amount, quantity, the recipient of the card, the reason for releasing the card, and the date of release. According to investigators, multiple people could access the log. Former Austin ISD official accused of theft, using district gift cards for personal buys But later, investigators accused Ortiz of 'intentionally manipulating' that log. Detectives alleged that the day after they responded to the theft report, Ortiz deleted a portion of the gift card log totaling more than $36,250 and altered the initials next to several entries. The log included an inventory from a January 2024 bulk order of $135,000 worth of gift cards, as well as inventory from another set of gift cards found in a storage cabinet over the summer, totaling $36,250, according to the affidavit. Ortiz's attorney stated that Ortiz made the changes because she believed the detectives wanted her to provide an accurate account of the gift cards from the January 2024 bulk order of gift cards. Ortiz's attorney said she was under the impression that the gift cards found in the storage cabinet were not part of the January bulk order and 'had already been given to campuses for staff wellness' over the summer. Former Austin ISD executive accused of stealing thousands from district Ortiz's attorney also said that at some point, the safe containing the gift cards was moved to a different person's office, and Ortiz changed the initials to indicate that the inventory entries were made when the safe was in another person's office. 'Every action she took, statement made, and document she provided was accurate and true to the extent of her knowledge and understanding at that time. She never intentionally provided any false information,' Roark said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Watch Tappan Zee and Brewster in Section 1 overtime thriller
Dallas Cowboys & AISD girls flag football tourney Austin ISD is bringing girls flag football to the field by partnering with the Cowboys. Students athletes from several high school in the district signed up to be on the team. FOX 7 Austin's Katie Pratt caught up with the players and coaches. 1:43 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Watch Scarsdale defeat Arlington in Section 1 flag football championship
Dallas Cowboys & AISD girls flag football tourney Austin ISD is bringing girls flag football to the field by partnering with the Cowboys. Students athletes from several high school in the district signed up to be on the team. FOX 7 Austin's Katie Pratt caught up with the players and coaches. 1:43 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
