Austin ISD opens new Wooten Elementary building amid school closures and budget issues

The campus is among the first completed modernization projects in Austin ISD’s 2022 Bond Program, welcoming students earlier ...

Grand opening held for Austin ISD’s ‘modernized’ Wooten Elementary School

North Austin celebrated the grand opening of a new elementary school Friday: Wooten Elementary School, the first fully ...

Austin ISD considers merging two local elementary schools

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin ISD created a plan to combine two campuses that are a little over a mile apart. The plan is part of ...
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Central Texas Food Bank opens food pantries at 6 Austin ISD elementary schools

Austin ISD, in partnership with the Central Texas Food Bank and Austin Voices, has opened free food pantries at six elementary schools to provide families with weekly access to nutritious groceries.
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Nearly $100 million gone: How Austin ISD spent bond money on schools it will soon close

A $2.4 billion bond package was pitched as a way to improve campuses as the Austin school district faced mounting financial ...

'No learning happens on an empty belly': food pantries expand at Austin ISD campuses

A Central Food Bank and Austin ISD partnership seeks to reduce food insecurity among children by opening pantries on campuses ...