UPDATE: A UT spokesperson said there were 8 lay offs in UT Austin Student Affairs April 2 that were unrelated to the 49 jobs lost and one employee who opted to retire instead. Student employees, who will have their jobs through the semester, are not included in the count, he said

Guild members at the Austin American-Statesman have 2.5% 401(k) match from Gannett, which is 2.5% more than non-unionized papers currently get.

Gannett expects a ‘thank you’ for providing a 1% match for its employees in July, & it wants Statesman employees to accept the same —…

No news this weekend but I did complete my first major the Boston Marathon! Race nearly killed me but I finished! The people of Boston were amazing spectators and were super supportive along the course. Many thanks.

Front page story today Austin Statesman: read what lawmakers, community leaders from Texas NAACP Texas Conference of the AAUP told press about the layoffs of former DEI staff at UT Austin. “This was a breach of trust” State Rep. State Representative Ron Reynolds said.

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick has released interim charges for the Texas Senate to review before the next #txlege session:

They include:
- Standardized test reforms
- Reading/math readiness
- Guidelines for 'Faculty Senates'
- Tenure revisions
- Antisemitism at colleges
- DEI ban progress

The American Federation for Children PAC has announced the candidates it plans to back in the primary runoffs. #txed

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick just released issues he wants senators to focus on before the 2025 #txlege session.

There's something for everyone.
- Ban Delta 8 and 9.
- Examine charitable bail groups.
- Crack down on squatters.
- Study cost of cutting all school property taxes.

INBOX: Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe released a statement before a press conference today stating that the org has verified 66 people who have lost their jobs from UT Austin. He writes they believe the total is “greatly in excess” of that number. Stay tuned via Austin Statesman.

A mother of an ltisdschools football player has sued the district, saying the district mishandled an incident in which teammates put peanuts in her son's locker, despite his deathly peanut allergy. #atxschools #txed
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After the horrible Hays CISD bus crash, I took a look at the safety features on school buses. Expert opinion: they're built to be safe; seat belts make them safer. #atxschools #txed statesman.com/story/news/edu…

Fate of historic schoolhouse — and future UT football facility — in state board's hands statesman.com/story/opinion/…

Staff and students, please note that there will be no classes on April 10th in observance of Eid al-Fitr. 🙏

Our schools will resume the regular schedule on April 11th.

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ICYMI: Pflugerville ISD has chosen its new superintendent

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ICYMI: I had the chance to go to a Hays CISD elementary school before Monday's eclipse and talk to students learning about the event. Spoiler: they knew way more about the science than I did. #atxschools
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I’m back at work today after four days of striking because of Gannett’s unfair bargaining. Thanks to community members who supported us. I love local reporting and want the Austin Statesman to be a sustainable place for quality journalism. #SaveOurStatesman

Austin American-@Statesman journalists are returning to work today after a four-day unfair labor practices (ULP) strike in protest of Gannett’s bad-faith bargaining. Via Nicole Cobler: axios.com/local/austin/2…

Our incredibly talented @Statesman photojournalists were looking forward to covering the eclipse in Austin today, but Gannett’s corporate greed took that opportunity away from them.

Don’t let local news go dark. Go to bit.ly/AASGuild to donate. #Day4 #StatesmanOnStrike