{"podcast":{"title":"Austin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","podcast_index_feed_id":7463304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-austin-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-austin-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":21,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Austin News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Austin—from local news and business to tech, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Austin News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T14:17:23.221637+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304"},"episode":{"title":"Austin Middle Schools Face Fifth Straight Failing Ratings","slug":"austin-middle-schools-face-fifth-straight-failing-ratings","published_at":"2026-06-16T15:52:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/austin-middle-schools-face-fifth-straight-failing-ratings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/456cc69c-e1ad-47bb-9ed3-e2d3ae470f7e.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/456cc69c-e1ad-47bb-9ed3-e2d3ae470f7e.mp3","summary":"Three Austin middle schools—Burnet, Dobie, and Webb—are on the verge of a fifth straight year with failing STAAR scores, with up to 89% of students missing grade-level benchmarks in math and social studies. Despite Austin ISD’s push to partner with an outside organization for turnaround, the Texas Education Agency rejected the proposal, citing lack of proven success. With state law allowing drastic measures like replacing leadership or closing schools after five failures, pressure mounts as final ratings loom in August. The district remains hopeful, but the stark contrast with recent high school gains underscores the urgent need for effective intervention to ensure every student gets a quality education. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8474cf4c8d68017c","meta_description":"Three Austin middle schools—Burnet, Dobie, and Webb—are on the verge of a fifth straight year with failing STAAR scores, with up to 89% of students missin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":128,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/episodes/austin-middle-schools-face-fifth-straight-failing-ratings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/austin-middle-schools-face-fifth-straight-failing-ratings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}