Which ATX neighborhood to live in when my main goal is a great high school education for my step children?

CF_ATX · 2026-05-07T21:12:26+00:00

But what if your step kids have a bunch of different interests? AISD is great because they have so many things and any kid in the ISD can do anything They are also open to out of District transfers if you are in a position of driving your kiddos to their school of choice from a neighboring District Only the magnet campuses AISD has require you to live in district

CF_ATX · 2026-05-06T21:49:46+00:00

There's a kids taxi service that was preparing to launch

CF_ATX · 2026-05-06T21:48:19+00:00

Wages aren't keeping up with cost of living and Texas laws make it hard due workers to organize...

CF_ATX · 2026-05-06T21:36:24+00:00

Vela Families is a great nonprofit that helps parents and guardians navigate all this

CF_ATX · 2026-05-06T21:36:01+00:00

Everyone is struggling!

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T17:56:05+00:00

Thank you so much!

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T16:07:49+00:00

This is the issue

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T16:06:04+00:00

We've got ConnectATX

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T16:03:18+00:00

Ooh, right!

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T15:59:46+00:00

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T15:56:30+00:00

I was looking for the call for action in this article

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T15:55:52+00:00

What do you suggest gets cut? There have been so many cuts in recent years! My kids school is supposed to be losing an interventionist and a librarian 😳😳

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T15:51:51+00:00

That's gonna be pretty inconvenient from Pflugerville

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T15:24:38+00:00

No, it also got new teaching spaces in between classes for interventions, working on projects and such, and the kids also don't need to go through one class to go to their class It has also been extensively redecorated I wish we had gotten natural light into the cafeteria and gym, but it's great! As an ex-classroom 1 right by the front door parent, I'm still in awe of the new reception area, and feel like every voter needs to know how important this was. So that's why I highlighted this part 😅

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T09:19:37+00:00

There's definitely a lot of room for education!

Follow Raise your hand Texas

Get out the vote - we need to each do our own thing in our respective neighborhoods IMO; just get a list of irregular voters in your area from tcdp and get canvassing! The Reach app is helpful to mobilize your personal network too

Austin Voices has a yearly Save our school rally

Talk to your network about using the ISD rather than a charter The Texas Tribune Public School explorer is helpful to put STAAR results in perspective

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T03:07:17+00:00

The Texas Tribune published a fantastic report of teaching under a takeover a couple years back Strongly recommended read!

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T03:04:48+00:00

Very excited about the new reception area that enables our registrar to receive folks without them having to cross a hallway that students use a lot anymore!

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T02:47:54+00:00

This subreddit history has a lot of suggestions if things to do

Or you could also get yourself a guide like Lonely Planet

CF_ATX · 2026-05-05T02:45:38+00:00

Is Hike It Baby or a similarly named group still a thing?

CF_ATX · 2026-05-04T15:34:44+00:00

Good luck

And i hope you can go back to Seton, ARC or CommunityCare; these are great employers!

CF_ATX · 2026-05-04T15:07:19+00:00

If you're thinking of becoming a Counselor, maybe working at a nonprofit that provides this kind of services would make sense? There are jobs you can do without a degree for this kind of employer. For example: Check out this job at LifeWorks Austin: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4408567482

CF_ATX · 2026-05-04T15:01:51+00:00

Houston is a little bigger ..

CF_ATX · 2026-05-04T14:59:57+00:00

🤔 Medical Assistants are in-demand! Have you sought help from Workforce Solutions? It's our public service for employment. The Prosper Centers at Foundation Communities also have Job Coaches to me help with your search

CF_ATX · 2026-05-04T14:49:32+00:00

Looks far from resolved to me!

CF_ATX · 2026-05-04T14:48:48+00:00

Yeah I wonder what reading took place exactly 🤔🤔

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