Skip To Main Content
Acacia Coronado on Muck Rack

Acacia Coronado

Austin, Texas
As seen in: MSN, MSN Canada, MSN Ireland, MSN Québec, MSN UK, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, MSN España, MSN Malaysia, MSN Philippines and
Education reporter at @_AustinCurrent • News tip? acacia@austincurrent.org • Formerly AP, Texas Tribune, WSJ, UT COE etc • Product of @utjschool 🤘🏼
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Acacia

Contact Acacia, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Parents say Austin ISD’s new bus hubs create safety risks, push them toward leaving the district

|
By Acacia Coronado
| The Austin Current
Parents were left scrambling for answers and solutions this week after the Austin school district unveiled new bus hub assignments that left some middle and high school school students walking up to three miles and others crossing dangerous roads. The new transportation model is part of Austin ISD’s effort to close a historic budget shortfall through more than $205 million in cuts.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Next week’s Austin ISD ratings could trigger state action. What happens next is less certain

|
By Acacia Coronado
| The Austin Current
The Austin school district is days away from learning whether three of its middle schools crossed the threshold that could ultimately shape the district. As families await the Texas Education Agency’s release of the 2025-26 school accountability ratings, many are asking the same questions: How are schools graded? What do those ratings actually measure? And if another failing rating triggers state intervention, what happens next? TEA on Aug.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

TONIGHT: Austin ISD trustees vote on Paredes Middle School closure

|
By Acacia Coronado
| The Austin Current
Austin school district trustees are scheduled to vote Thursday night on an unexpected proposal to close Paredes Middle School weeks before the start of the school year. The proposal was announced last week and was quickly followed by contentious conversations with parents and community members preceding the official vote.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 53,479 licensed articles (54,628 Total)