Did your child get free or reduced-price school lunches? You may be eligible for $285 in food aid.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission on Monday extended the deadline for applying to July 31. Full Story
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Living in hotels, students lose ground while dealing with cramped rooms and eviction fears
Long-stay hotels are often the last resort for struggling families, even more so during the coronavirus pandemic. Many children are receiving little education with schools closed, and school districts have simply lost track of thousands of students. Full Story
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![From left: Paetun Beavers, 11, her mother Tie Hernandez, Andre Cameron and their son Kingstun Beavers, 9, outside their ro...]()
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Federal cash infusion will start reaching Texas school districts in June
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told local school officials Thursday they can expect $1.29 billion in federal coronavirus relief to start flowing this summer, helping shore up district budgets for next school year. Full Story
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Texas school districts raise hands for shares of $1.29 billion federal infusion
Most of the money is expected to go directly to local districts to help vulnerable students during the coronavirus pandemic. But advocates are trying to steer some into controversial policies like expanding virtual schools. Full Story
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Texas scaling back child care subsidies for essential workers, low-income parents
A child care subsidy program for essential workers will stop taking applications after Wednesday, and on June 1, low-income parents will stop getting an extra subsidy they have been receiving to help during the pandemic. Full Story
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Texas outlines guidelines to allow socially distant graduations to resume
School districts can keep their ceremonies virtual, celebrate seniors while they drive in a procession, knit pictures of individual seniors into a graduation video or host a socially distanced outdoor ceremony, said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath. Full Story
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"Between 0 and 100%": Texas schools weigh the odds of students returning this fall
It's way too early to know how COVID-19 cases will trend over the next few months, but school leaders are trying to draw up preliminary plans for bringing students back to classrooms. Full Story
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Texas sending restaurant and retail employees back to work without child care
Restaurant, retail and movie theater workers may be called back to work as soon as Friday. But licensed child care remains open only for children of "essential" workers. Full Story
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Texas schools will stay closed for the remainder of the school year
Doctors and health experts say it isn't safe to let students go back to their schools, the governor said at a news conference announcing executive orders intended to slowly reopen the Texas economy. Full Story
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Texas school closings fray the personal bonds between teachers and students
Karen Sams and Michelle Sandoval, both 2020 Texas Teachers of the Year, know how important it is to see their students in the classrooms and hallways. Without that contact, they fear some are slipping away. Full Story
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After a beloved principal's death, Waco middle school community grieves apart
Phillip Perry was the leader many believed would rescue a troubled Waco middle school and help its students soar. Two weeks after his death from the coronavirus, students and teachers learn the added pain of mourning during a pandemic. Full Story
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![G.W. Carver Middle School seventh grade student Tabitha Hawkins, 13, left, and mother Tobie release balloons in front of a...]()
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Special education students fall behind as Texas schools scramble to adapt
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Texas schools were already failing many students with disabilities. School closings have made the job tougher and forced many parents to become amateur special ed teachers. Full Story
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Analysis: A fast drop for the Texas economy — and for the state budget
The pandemic's impact on the Texas economy is a full-on recession, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Tuesday. And hard financial decisions will mark the next session of the Texas Legislature. Full Story
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Texas schools are paying support staff; work for substitute teachers dries up
With schools closed statewide to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, hourly workers like custodians and bus drivers worry how long their paychecks will keep coming. Substitute teachers aren't finding paid work at all. Full Story
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Analysis: A digital divide with dire consequences for Texas
The new coronavirus has forced Texans online for education, commerce, work and entertainment. But a third of the state's residents don't have broadband in their homes. Full Story
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Watch our interview with LaTonya Goffney, Aldine ISD superintendent, on the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on public education
We sat down for a live virtual interview with Aldine ISD Superintendent LaTonya Goffney to discuss the novel coronavirus outbreak in Texas and its impact on public education in the state. Full Story
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Texas day cares are closing just when some parents need them more than ever
The new coronavirus has prompted parents to pull their kids from day care, and thousands have closed. But essential workers like nurses, police officers and grocery store clerks desperately need safe places to leave their children. Full Story
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Texas lets school districts decide whether students can graduate without STAAR
The state standardized test, taken in third through 12th grade, determines whether students can graduate or move on to the next grade and whether schools can stay open. Full Story
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Texas parents struggle to find childcare, food as school closings keep kids at home
Lower-income households are being hit the hardest by school closings as parents try to hang on to jobs and care for their children. Districts are cobbling together ways to keep their educations on track. Full Story
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While other states fighting coronavirus enforce widespread closures, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott goes with a patchwork system
While most states have mandated the closure of schools, bars and restaurants; deployed their militaries; or diverted state resources to COVID-19 response, Texas is largely leaving it up to schools and local governments to decide how to proceed. Some say the approach can undermine response efforts. Full Story
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