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The rally, organized by Education Austin, began at two separate locations at Burger Stadium and Nelson Field, where cars then caravanned to the Southfield headquarters. Photo by Alysa Spiro.

Educator caravan delivers union demands to district HQ

September 27, 2020

The Longhorn Band performs at a pre-pandemic football game. At the Texas football season home opener against UTEP last Saturday, the alma mater was played over the loud speaker because the band was not in attendance. Photo originally accessed on the losays Flickr account. Reposted here with permission under a creative commons license.

Minstrel roots of “The Eyes of Texas” ignite debate within UT community

September 17, 2020

At the end of the Wednesday's student panel on equity, principal Nicole Griffith congratulated the panel on a job well done. Photo by Dave Winter.

Student equity panel speaks its truth to teachers

August 31, 2020

Interim principal Nicole Griffith wasn't the only new voice in our first podcast of the year. The audio engineer and the hosts were also new. The episode allows listeners to travel from Texas to Chicago, to Australia, to Paris and back to Austin without leaving their homes. Graphic by Theo Roe.

Griffith: Authentic tasks create best student experience

August 23, 2020

Knight staff to distribute yearbooks on Friday, Aug. 7

July 31, 2020

Education Austin president Ken Zarifis, shown here speaking during the AISD budget stabilization task force meeting on Nov. 7, 2018, demanded on Wednesday that TEA and Austin ISD offer wholly online classes at least for the first nine weeks of the 2020-2021 school year. “We have heard too much from the commissioner [and] from the governor that would lead us down the wrong path,” Zarifis said. “We believe that they do not have the interests of workers, of students and their families in mind as they make the decisions that seem to be more guided by fiscal realities than human realities.” Photo by Bella Russo.

School reopening debate divides nation, state

July 14, 2020

Interim principal Nicole Griffith greets community members during her virtual introductory meeting on Thursday. Screenshot by Elisha Scott.

Mac community meets new principal … virtually

July 5, 2020

Griffith poses with her son, Langston. Photo courtesy of Nicole Griffith.

Griffith is an interim principal with a purpose

June 24, 2020

Principal Brandi Hosack takes the mic during the Back to Mac pep rally, an event that she orchestrated very early in her tenure as principal. Photo by Bella Russo.

Hosack steps from principal to district executive

June 24, 2020

It may take some creativity to stay in touch with those we love but cannot see face to face during this pandemic, but it can be done. You just have to think outside the box you are quarantined in. Illustration by Evelyn Griffin.

McCallum journalism captures 46 TAJE Best in Texas awards for outstanding COVID-19 coverage

June 23, 2020

A woman is forced over a wall as state troopers force protesters off of the Capitol grounds during Saturday's protests against the deaths of George Floyd and Mike Ramos.

Protesters advocate justice for deaths of Floyd, Ramos

May 31, 2020

MINDFUL MOMENT: Anna Fox practices one of James Butler’s techniques featuring mindful stretching. In the video, Butler, an AISD mindfulness and SEL specialist, explains that this stretch, called the “pretzel/crossing the mid-line,” aims to “get the right and left sides of our brain to communicate” and “releases oxytocin in our brains which helps us feel calm and happy.” The video and many others can be accessed on YouTube under the hashtag #mindfulAISD. Photo by Ellen Fox.

Hopefully #mindfulAISD is here to stay

May 28, 2020

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