This image shows students being bused to majority-white schools in 1971, after Austin ISD begins mandatory one-way busing to meet federal desegregation rules.
A photo is taken of a mother explaining to her daughter the significance of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools in unconstitutional.
A Latina student in today’s AISD is more likely to attend a severely segregated school than she would have 40 years ago. Fifty-nine percent of Latino students attend elementary schools that are more than 91% ethnic minority. The majority of AISD…
These are a group of ballet folklorico dancers from 2014. This image was taken at the STEM festival before their performance. This photo was originally posted on the Metz Elementary School Facebook page.