Giving Thanks—Today and every day, we are grateful for our arts community! ♥️

Thanks for bringing the revolutionary power of the arts and creative learning to students, schools, and communities.

Giving Thanks (NewsPop): mailchi.mp/mindpop/giving…

Let’s GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

In the latest episode of The Light Podcast, I’m talking with the one and only Oprah Winfrey about the ways we can make relationships endure, foster connections that last, and the importance of still going high when others go low.

Listen now on @Audible_com: adbl.co/lightpod

Amanda is fantastic! Twas an honor to work w/behind-the-scenes hero for more than a decade. Amanda embodies #AISDProud collegiality, customer service—from offering bilingual support for families to supporting Austin ISD's #TxEd #TxLege work. !Mil gracias! #SomosAISD Edna Butts

Fine Arts Education leaders testified at the Capitol House Public Ed Committee today in support of HB 3829, which would for the first time in our history, result in state funding for fine arts!
Thank you to arts ed champion David Borland, TMEA's Robert Floyd, Huntsville Supe ...

May 15—Join Dwayne Scheuneman from REVolutions Dance Company for a conversation about 'Uniting communities of individuals with and without disabilities through movement, creativity, and artistry.' Free. Monday, May 15. 6-8 p.m. Info: mindpop.org/events #TxEd #AISDProud

It’s the final day on set so we’re closing out #WomensHistoryMonth AND this movie with a group of women who define #BlackHERstory . So grateful to be able to tell this story of the #SixTripleEight ❤️❤️❤️

I just love this story about two high school students, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, who are on the cusp of an incredible mathematical discovery. Way to go, Ne'Kiya and Calcea! I'm rooting for you and can't wait to see what you all do next. 👏🏾

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Happy #StPatricksDay ! 🍀

Cheers to power of art + #SXSW to build community—from Aoife Nessa Frances rooftop performance to powerful Big Telly Theatre Company work with schools to replace outrage w/outreach!

Thanks Consul General Robert Hull Irish Consulate for fantastic festivities!

#GlobalIreland 🌍🇮🇪

#WomensHistoryMonth Spotlight:

Listen in as former U.S. Poets Laureate Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith talk about what it means to be poet laureate, working with students, the life-sustaining power of poetry, and more: bit.ly/3yOKL3G

A man of great strength and grace. As talented a musician as he was an actor. The epitome of class. An sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family. An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones. Godspeed my friend. You made your mark here. RIP

#AISDProud of 2016 work in concert w/Spotify DPR Construction to keep the music playing by bringing #SXSW recording studio to Kealing (KMS).

@Esquire ranked the collaboration a big @SXSW winner. Austin Chronicle: austinchronicle.com/music/2016-02-…

#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #AISDSXSW #TxEd

Grateful to Brooklyn Magazine for sharing my family’s story of deep faith in the transformative power of public education. Honored to be able to continue that tradition as Chancellor John B. King. Josh Casper bkmag.com/2023/03/13/sun…

Welcome y bienvenidos to #SXSW —and Austin where the arts and creative learning take the stage every day!

#AISDProud to keep Austin performing with City of Austin, 90+ CLI in Austin ISD schools and 200+ arts partners. Together, we ensure our students and creative economy flourish. #TxEd

Greatest 📸 of all time. #VFOscars

What a powerful screening of “Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation” with Echoing Green and Comcast NBCUniversal at SXSW

Women don't apply to $100k roles as often as men. But they're hired for them more trib.al/VIPByzu

“The reality of young girls of color is that they are not being set up for a successful future as a result of having their education interrupted from being dress coded.” – Ed Trust comms intern, Tameia Williams, shares in our #EquityLine blog edtru.st/3cSAtYV #WHM

From academic achievement to attendance, the arts perform!

Research shows that on average #TxEd students who took 4+ arts courses had higher pass rates on standardized tests—and attendance—than students who took the minimum.

Texas Cultural Trust Gina Hinojosa Lynn Boswell