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Participation grows in AP courses

The number of Texas students taking Advanced Placement tests -- and getting college credit for those tests -- has more than doubled in the last decade,

Teachers getting digital edge in Austin

This week, more than 10,000 teachers are learning how their students can use the latest video games, tablets and apps in their classrooms.

Study finds kids not ready for school

Central Texas children are behind in their studies before they ever reach their first classroom. 

Foul scent sends students to hospital

25 students at Red Rock Elementary School in southern Bastrop County got sick from a foul scent coming from the school's waste water system.

TSTA warns of huge education job losses

A school advocacy group says an estimated 32,000 school employees across Texas — including 12,000 teachers — have lost their jobs due to $5.4 billion in

Call for changes to standardized tests

Education commissioner Robert Scott told educators on Tuesday that he  believes the testing systems has become a "perversion of its original intent." 

Spicewood kids learn water conservation

Water worries in Spicewood impact residents of all ages.

School chief says testing gone too far

Texas Education Agency Commissioner Robert Scott said Tuesday that the state testing system has become a "perversion of its original intent" and that he was

Cops: Reported attack in Kyle was false

The Kyle Police Department said Wednesday that the reported assault of a high school student earlier this week did not occur.

Not all Central TX teaching jobs safe

While some Central Texas school districts announce plans for no layoffs next school year, some districts say they can't make that same promise.

8,000+ classrooms exceed size limit

The Texas Education Agency has approved school districts' requests to exceed the state's standard 22-student elementary school class limit in at least 8,243

County focuses on teen dating violence

The Travis County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with all of the school districts in the county to shed light on this growing problem.

AISD to exit financial emergency

After more than 1,100 layoffs for the 2011-2012 school year, no additional layoffs are expected for 2013.

New arts center on tap at Mueller

The design plans for a $26.6 million Performing Arts Center will be approved by Austin Independent School District trustees at Monday night's school board

AISD unveils new elementary plans

Austin Independent School District trustees are expected to approve design plans for a new North Central Elementary School, which will relieve the overcrowded

School bus crash sends 18 to hospital

A wreck involving a Del Valle school bus sent 18 people to the hospital Friday morning, but all injuries appeared to be minor, officials said.

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Police open youth sports investigation

The new president of the Northwest Austin Pop Warner Association told KXAN that…

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Photos: The face of war

After three deployments embedded with U.S. soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan, Austin photojournalist Erin…

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