Abbott notified lawmakers of the plan during a conference call Thursday.
Public Education
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Ousted KIPP charter school founder Mike Feinberg should keep teaching license, examiners find
The administrative judges found there wasn’t enough evidence to justify revoking Feinberg’s state certification over an allegation of sexual misconduct from more than 20 years ago.
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Houston-area high school senior’s socially distanced graduation marks end of a rocky year
It proved harder than expected to keep Alvin High School students and families spread apart — especially after rain interrupted the ceremony.
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A small Texas school district reopens classrooms for summer school
Coronavirus is a risk for his students, Premont ISD Superintendent Steve VanMatre says, but so is seeing their educations stop cold. He’s trying to safely address both while getting kids back in front of teachers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.