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<div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>90 percent of school districts in Texas <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/news_release.aspx?id=25769815103">met state standards</a>, according to results released Friday by the Texas Education Agency.</p> <p>Under a new rating system that began last year, schools are rated as Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard or Improvement Required.</p> <p>“Texans should be pleased to see the vast majority of districts, charters, and campuses are meeting the standards set in the second year of the state accountability system,” Education Commissioner Michael Williams said in a statement. “While the 2014 numbers are positive, the work continues in districts across our state to meet and exceed increasing state standards and the expectations of their local communities.”</p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/nine-austin-isd-schools-fail-state-standards" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10971" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/charters-push-back-against-measure-school-closures" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">2:11 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Thu August 7, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/charters-push-back-against-measure-school-closures">Charters Push Back Against Measure on School Closures</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/19/texas-shuttering-campuses-six-charter-schools/">marked six operators</a> for closure under the new measure, three of those schools remain open. As those charters prepare to open their doors this month for a new school year, they say they are fighting a process that does not account for the full picture of a charter’s financial or academic health. </p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/charters-push-back-against-measure-school-closures" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10871" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">4:24 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Wed August 6, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm">Biscuit Brothers Graduate From TV to Teaching at Fine Arts Farm</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="The cast of the Biscuit Brothers: Buttermilk Biscuit (Jill Leberknight), Buford Biscuit (Allen Robertson), Dusty Biscuit (Jerome Schoolar) and Tiny Scarecrow." a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201408/1-family_sunset_noborder-Copy_%281%29.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> The cast of the Biscuit Brothers: Buttermilk Biscuit (Jill Leberknight), Buford Biscuit (Allen Robertson), Dusty Biscuit (Jerome Schoolar) and Tiny Scarecrow. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Biscuit Brothers</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" addthis:title="Biscuit Brothers Graduate From TV to Teaching at Fine Arts Farm">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" addthis:title="Biscuit Brothers Graduate From TV to Teaching at Fine Arts Farm">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10871#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10871">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/alain-stephens" rel="author">Alain Stephens</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In Central Texas, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.biscuitbrothers.com/">The Biscuit Brothers </a>are practically a household name. Their TV show, filmed here in Austin, has earned them two Emmys and is syndicated as far away as Florida and New York.</p> <p>The show spawned nearly fifteen years ago, when Jerome Schoolar and Allen Robertson were asked to fill in on a farm-themed sing along, initially a one-time gig. But the personas of Dusty and Buford Biscuit stuck – and expanded into a successful PBS kids show. </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/161694097&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/biscuit-brothers-graduate-tv-teaching-fine-arts-farm" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10960" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">AISD</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">10:11 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Wed August 6, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates">Austin Graduations Rose Under Carstarphen, But Lagged Behind Statewide Rates</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="AISD graduation rates rose under Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, but didn't match a statewide increase. " a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201408/1-AISD_Sign.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> AISD graduation rates rose under Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, but didn't match a statewide increase. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Nathan Bernier/KUT</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" addthis:title="Austin Graduations Rose Under Carstarphen, But Lagged Behind Statewide Rates">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" addthis:title="Austin Graduations Rose Under Carstarphen, But Lagged Behind Statewide Rates">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10960#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10960">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/nathan-bernier" rel="author">Nathan Bernier</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The largest school district in Central Texas has hit a record high graduation rate. But the Austin school district still lags behind the state average.</p> <p>In the five years that former Austin ISD superintendent Meria Carstarphen oversaw the district <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/superintendent-meria-carstarphen-says-goodbye-austin">before leaving for Atlanta</a>, graduation rates rose by ten percent. In 2013, it hit a new high of just over 84 percent. And the increases in graduation rates were across all student groups in AISD, including Hispanics, African-Americans, economically disadvantaged and special education students. </p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/austin-graduations-rose-under-carstarphen-lagged-behind-statewide-rates" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10944" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/uncertainty-schools-prepare-new-arrivals" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">11:48 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Mon August 4, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a 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Tribune</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="body">Federal officials along the border have scrambled in the last few months to house and care for tens of thousands of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/15/us/questions-about-the-border-kids.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias&%2337;3Ar&%2337;2C&%23123;&%2337;221&%2337;22&%2337;3A&%2337;22RI&%2337;3A7&%2337;22&%23125;&_r=0" title="Times article "Children at the Border," July 15, 2014.">unaccompanied minors from Central America</a> crossing the border into the United States.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/uncertainty-schools-prepare-new-arrivals" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10882" class="card node node-post 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.blackshearyellowjackets.org/">Blackshear Elementary</a> will become Austin Independent School District’s first fine arts elementary school. The school offers students a choice in their daily lesson plans, with one half of the day focusing on academics and the other half focusing on arts education.</p> <p>Tonight, the district will host an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.blackshearyellowjackets.org/apps/events/?id=0">open house for parents</a> interested in enrolling their students at the traditionally under-enrolled school.</p> <iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/160640480&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/blackshear-elementary-students-choices-help-build-their-future-portfolios" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10913" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Combating College Sexual Assault </h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">10:12 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Thu July 31, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety">Enlisting Smartphones In The Campaign For Campus Safety</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="Circle of 6 was born out of the 2011 "Apps Against Abuse" challenge, a partnership between the Office of the Vice President, Department of Health and Human Services and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy." a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/shared/npr/styles/placed_wide/nprshared/201407/336117615.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> Circle of 6 was born out of the 2011 "Apps Against Abuse" challenge, a partnership between the Office of the Vice President, Department of Health and Human Services and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit"></span> <span class="agency">Kainaz Amaria/NPR</span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" addthis:title="Enlisting Smartphones In The Campaign For Campus Safety">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" addthis:title="Enlisting Smartphones In The Campaign For Campus Safety">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10913#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10913">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/juana-summers" rel="author">Juana Summers </a> </span> </div> <p class="api-published-date"> Originally published on Thu July 31, 2014 8:00 am </p> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Technology – and particularly smartphones – could reshape safety efforts on college campuses. At least that's the hope of some developers. </p><p>Several new apps offer quick ways for college students facing unsafe or uncomfortable situations to reach out to their peers, connect with resources on campus and in their communities, or notify law enforcement. </p><p>These apps for the most part target sexual assault and rape, amid growing national concern about the prevalence of incidents and criticism of the ways colleges and universities are handling them. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/enlisting-smartphones-campaign-campus-safety" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10901" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/mcraven-named-sole-finalist-ut-system-chancellor" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">7:26 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Tue July 29, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/mcraven-named-sole-finalist-ut-system-chancellor">McRaven Named Sole Finalist for UT System Chancellor</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="William H. McRaven" a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/mcraven-named-sole-finalist-ut-system-chancellor" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/ADM_William_H._McRaven_2012_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> William H. 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McRaven the sole finalist to be the next chancellor of the system.</p> <p>McRaven, a Navy Seal and current commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, is perhaps best known for designing and coordinating the successful operation to kill Osama bin Laden.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/mcraven-named-sole-finalist-ut-system-chancellor" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10890" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">University of Texas</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">8:35 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Tue July 29, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do">Just What Does the University of Texas System Chancellor Do?</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa's replacement is being finalized. " a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201112/_KCA5595_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa's replacement is being finalized. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Marjorie Kamys Cotera, Texas Tribune</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" addthis:title="Just What Does the University of Texas System Chancellor Do?">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" addthis:title="Just What Does the University of Texas System Chancellor Do?">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10890#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10890">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/veronica-zaragovia" rel="author">Veronica Zaragovia</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>University of Texas System regents plan to meet today and they could name a finalist in their search for a new University of Texas System chancellor. That's after UT's current chancellor announced in February that he would step down. But just what does a chancellor do?</p> <p>The two candidates being considered for the University of Texas System are Richard Fisher – the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – and Admiral William H. McRaven, a 36-year Navy Seal who led the task force that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/160714781&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/just-what-does-university-texas-system-chancellor-do" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10868" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">UT Austin</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">11:45 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Fri July 25, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday">UT System Expected to Name New Chancellor on Tuesday</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="The Board of Regents of the UT System is expected to name William McRaven to succeed Francisco Cigarroa as chancellor." a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/UTRegents088TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> The Board of Regents of the UT System is expected to name William McRaven to succeed Francisco Cigarroa as chancellor. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Bob Daemmrich/Texas Tribune</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" addthis:title="UT System Expected to Name New Chancellor on Tuesday">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" addthis:title="UT System Expected to Name New Chancellor on Tuesday">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10868#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10868">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/reeve-hamilton-texas-tribune" rel="author">Reeve Hamilton, Texas Tribune</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The University of Texas System Board of Regents has <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://utsystem.edu/board-of-regents/meetings/board-meeting-2014-07-29">scheduled a meeting</a> for Tuesday, when they are expected to name the sole finalist to be the system's next chancellor. Sources with knowledge of the search told the Tribune that Admiral William H. McRaven is likely to be chosen.</p> <p>McRaven is a Navy Seal best known for coordinating the successful operation to kill Osama bin Laden. He is currently the commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, which is headquartered in Florida. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/ut-system-expected-name-new-chancellor-tuesday" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10865" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/despite-campaign-focus-texas-pre-k-wont-likely-expand-soon" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">9:55 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Fri July 25, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/despite-campaign-focus-texas-pre-k-wont-likely-expand-soon">Despite Campaign Focus, Texas Pre-K Won't Likely Expand Soon</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="" a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/despite-campaign-focus-texas-pre-k-wont-likely-expand-soon" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/DISDPre-K3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Robert W. 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Casey Foundation. Texas schools offer <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=25769812075">free pre-K programs</a> to 4-year-olds, but primarily only offer programs for 3-year-olds on a tuition basis. Those low numbers and access have drawn scrutiny from education advocates, lawmakers and even the candidates running for governor.</p> <p>Despite the recent focus on preschool access for Texas children, efforts to expand access may to wait until after the upcoming legislative session.</p> <iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/160232270&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false"></iframe></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/despite-campaign-focus-texas-pre-k-wont-likely-expand-soon" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10858" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">12:20 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Thu July 24, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college">How Austin Turned a Dead Department Store Into a Community College</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="At ACC's new campus, workers cut a 170-foot-long skylight in what was once a J.C. Penney department store. Natural light formerly came through only two front doors." a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/1-ACCHighland_Main_72314.JPG"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> At ACC's new campus, workers cut a 170-foot-long skylight in what was once a J.C. Penney department store. Natural light formerly came through only two front doors. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Audrey McGlinchy/KUT</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" addthis:title="How Austin Turned a Dead Department Store Into a Community College">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" addthis:title="How Austin Turned a Dead Department Store Into a Community College">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10858#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10858">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/audrey-mcglinchy" rel="author">Audrey McGlinchy</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>To Veronica Escobedo, it resembled a fancy hotel – not quite a college campus.</p> <p>But the first-year radiology student said the stylish and comfortable furniture, much of it still wrapped in plastic, would encourage her to stay on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.austincc.edu/">Austin Community College</a>’s new campus between classes.</p> <p>“There are bigger areas to actually study with people,” Escobedo said. “Most of the time I found myself studying with people off campus. The design and architecture make it really feel like a home.”</p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/how-austin-turned-dead-department-store-community-college" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10849" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">3:32 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Wed July 23, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year">Texas Wants to Push New Teacher Evaluation Rolllout Back Another Year </a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="Commissioner Michael Williams on a tour of Eastside Memorial High School in 2013. He sent a letter to federal education leaders Wednesday asking for another year to monitor a new teacher evaluation system and a No Child Left Behind waiver." a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/1-IMG_0286.JPG"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> Commissioner Michael Williams on a tour of Eastside Memorial High School in 2013. He sent a letter to federal education leaders Wednesday asking for another year to monitor a new teacher evaluation system and a No Child Left Behind waiver. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Filipa Rodrigues/KUT</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" addthis:title="Texas Wants to Push New Teacher Evaluation Rolllout Back Another Year ">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" addthis:title="Texas Wants to Push New Teacher Evaluation Rolllout Back Another Year ">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10849#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10849">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams wants an additional year to study a new state teacher evaluation system. The additional period would delay the official roll out for two years.</p> <p>Commissioner Williams wrote a letter to federal education officials Wednesday, where he also requested the federal government extend a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements.</p> <p>In a statement, Williams said:</p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/texas-wants-push-new-teacher-evaluation-rolllout-back-another-year" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10842" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/photos-inside-aisds-new-performing-art-center-jaime-padron-elementary" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">AISD</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">11:01 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Wed July 23, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/photos-inside-aisds-new-performing-art-center-jaime-padron-elementary">Photos: Inside AISD's New Performing Art Center & Jaime Padron Elementary</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="A look at a corridor in the new Jaime D. Padron Elementary School in North Austin. " a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/photos-inside-aisds-new-performing-art-center-jaime-padron-elementary" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="multiple" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/PadronHallway.jpg"> <div class="launch"><i class="icon-popup"></i></div> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> A look at a corridor in the new Jaime D. 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The two sites – a performing arts center in the Mueller development and Jaime D. Padron Elementary School near Rundberg Lane and U.S. Highway 183 – will meet the needs of Austin's expanding population.</p> <p>The new performance arts center isn’t expected to be complete until November, with grand opening events in January of next year. But the shell of the 1,200-seat auditorium is already visible. The center will house everything from performance and rehearsal rooms, to a recording studio and a kiln for visual art.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/159934751&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/photos-inside-aisds-new-performing-art-center-jaime-padron-elementary" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10818" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">8:25 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Mon July 21, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences">Akins High School Summer Camp Offers Students a Bridge into Computer Sciences</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" class="cp-image-link" rel="nofollow" caption="Campers Chris Folwick(left) and Jorge Sepulveda play the Connect Four game they've created with more than 2,000 lines of code. It's part of the STEMbridge camp that teaches students about computer science. " agency="Kate McGee, KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/Stem_bridge.jpg" alt=""/></a><div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-caption">Campers Chris Folwick(left) and Jorge Sepulveda play the Connect Four game they've created with more than 2,000 lines of code. It's part of the STEMbridge camp that teaches students about computer science. </div> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Kate McGee, KUT News</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" addthis:title="Akins High School Summer Camp Offers Students a Bridge into Computer Sciences">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" addthis:title="Akins High School Summer Camp Offers Students a Bridge into Computer Sciences">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10818#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10818">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Instead of going to a typical summer camp, this summer Chris Folwick and Jorge Sepulveda are crunching some numbers.</p> <p>But Folwick and Sepulveda couldn't be happier. The two Akins High School students are a part of the STEMbridge program, which allows students to learn coding and develop useful computer science skills in a comprehensive four-week course.</p> <p>This is the first summer the school has partnered with Austin nonprofit <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.stemedlabs.org/">STEMed Labs </a>to bring comprehensive, year-round computer science courses to the high school. It's put on with the help of a grant from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.kdk-harman.org/">KDK Harmon Foundation</a>.</p> <p>Folwick and Sepulveda are playing Connect Four, but you won’t hear them playing with pieces. They’ve developed the game on the computer – by writing code.</p> <p>For the past four weeks, the students have learned the basics of coding, but they say there were less computers than they thought there would be.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/159626724%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-R6W1z&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/akins-high-school-summer-camp-offers-students-bridge-computer-sciences" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10814" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">1:38 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Fri July 18, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do">Is the News Too Scary for Your Kids? Here's What You Can Do</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <figure> <a title="While many parents are concerned with disturbing content in entertainment, they may overlook news broadcasts." a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/1-684070794_c50979c9e0_b.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> While many parents are concerned with disturbing content in entertainment, they may overlook news broadcasts. <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">flickr.com/mamchenkov</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do" addthis:title="Is the News Too Scary for Your Kids? 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So how do you go about explaining disturbing world events to your children?</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/topic/coming-soon-texas-standard">The Texas Standard</a>'s David Brown speaks with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://myhealingplace.org/">licensed family and children’s counselor</a> Khris Ford, who gives us some insight on how children perceive the events in the news.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/159278034&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/news-too-scary-your-kids-heres-what-you-can-do" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10799" class="card node node-post 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the university."" a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/ut-regent-investigation-focuses-less-wallace-hall-more-powers-resignation" class="noexit lightbox"> <img class="single" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201112/_KCA5595_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg"> </a> <div class="image-meta"> <figcaption> UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa told state lawmakers asking UT-Austin President Bill Powers to resign was in the "best interest of the university." <div class="attribution"> <span class="credit">Marjorie Kamys Cotera, Texas Tribune</span> <span class="agency"></span> </div> </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/ut-regent-investigation-focuses-less-wallace-hall-more-powers-resignation" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" 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class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In what's become the never-ending story of state higher education news, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/committee/?committee=465&session=83">Texas House Transparency Committee </a>continued to hash out details of the fractured relationship between the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.utsystem.edu/board-of-regents">UT System Board of Regents </a>and UT-Austin leadership Wednesday, as it investigates the actions of UT Regent <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://www.utsystem.edu/board-of-regents/current-regents/wallace-l-hall-jr">Wallace Hall</a>. </p> <p>The committee is deciding if it should file impeachment proceedings against Hall, who some believe abused his powers as regent, but Wednesday's meeting also focused on last week's agreement for UT Austin President <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/ut-president-bill-powers-will-stay-one-more-year">Bill Powers to resign </a>at the end of the 2014-2015 school year.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/ut-regent-investigation-focuses-less-wallace-hall-more-powers-resignation" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10791" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/ut-affirmative-action-policies-stand-fisher-ruling" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Affirmative Action</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">3:35 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Tue July 15, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" 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University of Texas at Austin. You can <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1219257-fifth-circuit-court-of-appeals-decision-in.html">read the decision here</a>.</p> <p>In a 2008 case, white student Abigail Fisher was not admitted into the university. She sued, claiming UT had discriminated against her because of her race. The case made it all the way to the Supreme Court, but the high court remanded the case to the circuit court last year, finding that when the court originally heard the case it didn't apply proper scrutiny to UT's affirmative action policies – as it was supposed to under a 2003 affirmative action case.</p> <p>Read more background on the case here<strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/so-what-exactly-happened-fisher-v-university-texas-update">So What Exactly Happened with Fisher v. 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The district is holding a series of public input meetings this week starting Tuesday. The forums are part of the school board’s plan to have a more open search process. When the district hired former Superintendent Meria Carstarphen in 2009, she was unveiled as the sole finalist. The move upset some people in the community who thought the process lacked transparency. </p> <p>This time, the district will initially interview candidates in a closed search. After it identifies two to four finalists, it will introduce them to the public. Community groups, parents and stakeholders will then have a chance to provide feedback on the finalists. But before all that happens, the district wants to hear from the community about what kind of finalists they should be looking for in the first place so it can create a profile once it starts accepting applicants.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/158792241&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/aisd-wants-public-input-search-superintendent-carstarphens-replacement" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="node-10738" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">2:35 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date"> Fri July 4, 2014 </div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired">Cigarroa Tells Powers to Resign or Be Fired</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" class="cp-image-link" rel="nofollow" caption="Clockwise, from top left: State Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview; University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers; House Speaker Joe Straus; state Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie; and University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall." agency="Bob Daemmrich / Marjorie Kamys Cotera"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201407/Admitting_jpg_312x1000_q100_0.jpg" alt=""/></a><div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-caption">Clockwise, from top left: State Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview; University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers; House Speaker Joe Straus; state Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie; and University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall.</div> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Bob Daemmrich / Marjorie Kamys Cotera</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" addthis:title="Cigarroa Tells Powers to Resign or Be Fired">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140808230248/http://kutnews.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/cigarroa-tells-powers-resign-or-be-fired" addthis:title="Cigarroa Tells Powers to Resign or Be Fired">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/node/10738#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/10738">Comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140808230248/http://kut.org/people/reeve-hamilton-texas-tribune" rel="author">Reeve Hamilton, Texas Tribune</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="p1">University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa has asked University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers to resign ahead of the Board of Regents’ July 10 meeting or be fired at it, multiple sources confirmed to The Texas Tribune on Friday. The sources said Powers informed Cigarroa in writing that he will not resign, but is willing to discuss a timeline for his exit. </p> <p class="p3">UT-Austin officials said they could not comment on any private conversations between Cigarroa and Powers. 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