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Northeast Austin middle school may close after school year, as federal grant awarded to surrounding community

Summary by KXAN
Author's note: A previous version of this story stated that TEA might take control over Dobie Middle School. This has been corrected to reflect that the TEA could take control over the Austin ISD board of trustees. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Poor student performance at Dobie Middle School could open Austin ISD up to a "takeover" by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), unless the school "does not significantly improve student success ... by the end of next sch…

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Austin ISD considering 'difficult' options for underperforming middle school's future

District officials are may close Dobie Middle School or partnerwith a charter school to avoid a state takeover of the district as the school is underperforming.

·Pflugerville, United States
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Northeast Austin middle school may close after school year, as federal grant awarded to surrounding community

Author's note: A previous version of this story stated that TEA might take control over Dobie Middle School. This has been corrected to reflect that the TEA could take control over the Austin ISD board of trustees. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Poor student performance at Dobie Middle School could open Austin ISD up to a "takeover" by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), unless the school "does not significantly improve student success ... by the end of next sch…

·Austin, United States
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Dobie Middle School's future uncertain following release of TEA ratings

The district said if it doesn't "significantly improve student success" at Dobie by the end of the next school year, the TEA could take over all of Austin ISD.

·Austin, United States
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Austin ISD considers consolidating schools to help reduce $100M budget deficit

Austin ISD is considering consolidating schools as they look to manage a more than $100 million budget deficit.

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Fort Bend ISD considering rezoning, school closures in response to population changes

Fort Bend ISD is looking at a three-year long-term plan that could cause students to go to different schools and campus closures.

·Houston, United States
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Urgent action needed for Dobie Middle School as Austin ISD navigates separate consolidation talks (En español)

Austin ISD must consider some difficult options for Dobie Middle School after an appeals court dismissed the lawsuit blocking TEA from releasing its 2023 “A-F” school accountability ratings.  Why it matters: Texas has the ability to take serious actions against school districts that allow a school to fail for five years in a row, including but not limited to assigning a Board of Managers to oversee the entire district, replacing the current loca…

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abc 13 Houston broke the news in Houston, United States on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
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