Thanks to everyone who applied for a City of Austin Arts Education Relief Grant to support our community's diverse non-profit arts education providers. The panel review for the program will be Wednesday, Sept. 27.

As Austin ISD continues its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we profile Montserrat Garibay, a bilingual pre-K teacher turned education, immigration, and labor rights activist.

Last night, by a vote of 8-1, our board approved the final, negotiated order from TEA regarding the oversight of Special Education in Austin ISD.

Austin ISD is hosting a series of Mental Health and School Safety Community Conversations over the next month.

As Austin ISD begins its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we profile Pfc. Daniel Ortega: WWII hero, Mexico native, and Bronze Star recipient.

In the wake of this summer’s historic heatwave, Austin ISD has adopted new guidelines for outdoor student activities in hot and cold weather.

Recently, the board of trustees held a Public Hearing on Special Education to receive public comment and discuss TEA’s alternative plan in place of a possible conservatorship over special education.

Arts Education Relief Grant invests in Austin’s diverse arts education non-profit organization.

Today, the Texas Education Agency has presented an alternative plan for Austin ISD to consider in place of a possible conservatorship over special education.

After several months of hard work and productive conversations, the Texas Education Agency has provided Austin ISD with an alternative pathway in place of a possible conservatorship over Special Education.

We are grateful to have you as part of our Austin ISD family.

We are excited to begin the process of welcoming three new colleagues to the MINDPOP team. The leaders selected for the new positions will play an essential role in systemically expanding access to the arts and creative learning for young people in Austin and across the country.

We are thrilled to announce the initiation of a new research activity focused on understanding and enriching our local arts education ecosystem!

As the backbone organization of the Creative Learning Initiative, we invited the Austin ISD School Board candidates to share their views on the arts and Creative Learning in the district.

Check out these dance class opportunities at your local recreation or cultural center available through Dance Across Austin this fall!

Dance Across Austin is hosting free dance classes at City of Austin Recreation and Cultural centers throughout the month of May 2022. Check out these opportunities at your local rec center!

The Visual and Performing Arts Department is looking for students (grades 8–12) to serve on a research committee that will help VAPA plan for the next ten years of arts learning in AISD. Committee members will learn how to design surveys and other research tools, gather opinions and data from their peers, and help design the future of the arts for all AISD students.

Learn more about our NEA-funded research project with UT Austin and AISD examining the relationships between schools and arts partners in Austin.

At MINDPOP, we believe that all students deserve equitable access to the arts and Creative Teaching. As the backbone organization of the Creative Learning Initiative, we took the opportunity to invite AISD School Board Candidates to share their views on the arts and the Creative Learning Initiative in Austin ISD.

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