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Some tenants of troubled apartment may be ordered to vacate
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While renovations were made to fix unsafe, unsanitary conditions in the foreclosed complex, some residents may have to leave due to unpaid rent.
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DePriest supporters laud academic awards, teachers in efforts to remove school from CPS’ potential closure list
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DePriest has earned numerous academic awards and last year, a first-grade instructor received the Golden Apple Award honoring exceptional teaching (pictured).
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May Community Academy after-school and community programs too valuable to lose, advocates for keeping school open say
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The YMCA and other service providers offer after-school, summer and weekend programs for students, parents and community members at May.
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Key Elementary students, teachers fight to keep school open
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Advocates for keeping the school open say Key’s after-school programs are vital for student success.
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Lewis Elementary undergoing building improvements, should be removed from possible school-closure list, some West Side residents say
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Closing Lewis would “blow a hole” through CPS’ rationale of shuttering neighborhood schools to save money, at least one Austin education advocate says.
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Parents, teachers tout Armstrong’s rising test scores in efforts to save school from closing
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Armstrong students moving in “leaps and bounds,” and the school should be removed from CPS’ potential closure list, advocates for keeping the school open say.
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Special needs students a top priority at McNair Elementary
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About a quarter of McNair’s students have special needs, and some West Side residents ask what will happen to them if the school closes in June?
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Student safety No. 1 concern if Emmet Elementary closes, community members say
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Residents said they are fearful the 458 students who attend Emmet and Austin’s other students won’t be safe if their schools close and they are forced to travel to another school next year across gang boundaries.
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Galewood pawn shop meeting gets heated
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Residents took jabs at Ald. Deborah Graham (29th) Tuesday night, accusing her of going behind their backs when she wrote a letter of support to the city in July for a special permit for an EZ Pawn.
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Circle Family Healthcare Network files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Circle CEO Andre Hines said the financial reorganization would allow the non-profit to continue to provide services to Austin and other West Side residents.