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Budget challenges are positioning school districts to make major cuts. Austin InSight takes a deeper look at how those budget allocations affect districts as a whole. See the full Austin InSight special feature now streaming on the PBS App📲 💻
A CBS Austin reporter is going viral after appearing to challenge internal direction about what to cover on air. In the clip circulating online, he says, “They don’t want us to focus on this… Fine. I am focusing on it.” Supporters are praising him for standing his ground. Critics say editorial decisions are part of newsroom standards. The debate over media gatekeeping is not slowing down.
A steady increase in empty seats within Austin public schools are forcing widespread changes across the district, but how and why did this happen? See the full special feature available to stream on the PBS App or click the link in our bio to watch.
Austin schools are now facing many obstacles with closures and district changes.The Austin InSight team goes in depth as to what this could mean moving forward. See the full special feature available to stream on the PBS App or click the link in our bio to watch.
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There's nothing we love more than bringing people together to enjoy public media 💚 2025 was great and we've got a lot more to share in 2026. Stay tuned for more events, coming soon!
On recent edition of “What’s Your Point?” Commentator @hollyshansen says @governorabbott crackdown on faculty allegedly facilitating public school (Austin ISD) protest walkouts is appropriate. “Students should be focused on Reading, writing, math.” @fox26houston more at KRIV.Fox/wyp
As charter school enrollment rises and public school enrollment declines, we see how families are exploring options outside of traditional public school. But does school choice really give families a choice? See the full Austin InSight special feature now streaming on the PBS App📲 💻
On a recent edition of “What’s Your Point?” We heard from Texas Comptroller @khancock4tx assuring the public that the lion’s share of $1 billion allotted for Texas Freedom Education Accounts will go to Special needs & lower income students. @fox26houston more at KRIV.Fox/wyp
When classrooms went virtual during COVID, a lot of parents saw their child’s education up close for the first time, and it wasn’t always what the test scores suggested. @coreydeangelis sat down with @sarah_z_bennett on Let’s Talk Local to talk about Texas Education Freedom Accounts and how they could expand access and improve quality for families across the state.
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