HISD Superintendent Miles says cuts on the horizon as district must make up $450 million gap
Houston Chronicle
Kelly, S.
05/05/2024
7 doc(s)
House, Millard, II; Houston Independent School District; Miles, Mike; New Education System; School budgets; School employee layoffs
HISD Central Office employees could see layoffs, role changes in the coming weeks
Houston Chronicle
Menchaca, M.
04/30/2024
4 doc(s)
Houston Independent School District; School budgets; School employee layoffs
Billions still untapped by Texas schools to help students recover from COVID slide
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
07/24/2022
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Dallas Independent School District; Federal aid; Huffman, Joan; School finance
Texas students bounced back from pandemic reading slump, STAAR results show
San Antonio Express News
McKinley, E.
07/02/2022
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Educational test scores; Morath, Mike; Northside Independent School District; Somerset Independent School District; State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
TISD board to hear update on $3.1 million TCLAS grant
Texarkana Gazette
Bell, A.
03/22/2022
1 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Grants; Texarkana Independent School District
Gov. Abbott dodges recapture question in Odessa
Midland Reporter Telegram
Doreen, S.
02/15/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Permian Basin; Robin Hood; School districts; School finance
Abbott: $123M of fed funds going to education
Austin American Statesman
Menchaca, M.
12/21/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Federal funds; Keller, Harrison; Morath, Mike; School finance
Putting students on track to a better future.
San Antonio Express News
Saldana, R.
11/21/2021
2 doc(s)
Communities in Schools; Saldaña, Rey; School attendance
Virtual teachers, hefty bonuses help North Texas schools overcome staffing shortages
Dallas Morning News
Olivares, V.
10/31/2021
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Distance education; School districts; Teacher shortages
COVID-19 caused substitute teachers to leave the classroom. How will Fort Worth adapt?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Allen, S.
10/31/2021
6 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Fort Worth Independent School District; Teachers
Texas Legislature votes to raise homestead exemption, spend billions in COVID relief
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
10/20/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Bettencourt, Paul; Federal aid; Homestead exemptions; Johnson, Nathan; Menéndez, José; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Property taxes; Schaefer, Matt; West, Royce
HISD trustees approve $500 stipends for vaccinated employees, additional sick days
Houston Chronicle
Serrano, A.
08/20/2021
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Employee benefits; House, Millard, II; Houston Independent School District; Immunizations; School employees
Humble ISD preps for 2,000 virtual students with COVID safety plan
Houston Chronicle
Shelton, C.
08/18/2021
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Distance education; Humble Independent School District; Medical equipment; Public health surveillance
COVID surge forcing hospital patients into closets and hallways, Montgomery County judge says
Houston Chronicle
Dominguez, C.
08/18/2021
6 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Coronavirus; Federal aid; Hospitals; Immunizations; Keough, Mark J.; Montgomery County; Nurses; Public health surveillance
STAAR results came with plenty of caveats. Were the tests worth the effort this pandemic year?
Houston Chronicle
Dellinger, H.
08/01/2021
4 doc(s)
Academic performance; Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Educational test scores; School year; State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
Parity is the true test of education
San Antonio Express News
Preyor-Johnson, N.
08/01/2021
1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Academic performance; Children's mental health; Coronavirus; Distance education; Educational test scores; School districts; State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
4 takeaways from Texas’ top education lawmakers
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
07/15/2021
2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Academic performance; Critical race theory; Distance education; Dutton, Harold, Jr.; Educational test scores; Hughes, Bryan; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
Lawmakers getting to work on special session agenda items
Lufkin Daily News
Nichols, R.
07/12/2021
5 doc(s)
Nichols, Robert; Special session length and frequency; State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
Parents of color face difficult situation
Austin American Statesman
Waller, A.
07/11/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Academic performance; Coronavirus; Distance education; Minority students; Morath, Mike; Student health
Longview-area schools formulate plans to use millions in federal funding
Longview News-Journal
Barton, K.
06/19/2021
1 doc(s)
Federal aid; Longview Independent School District; Pine Tree Independent School District; School finance; Spring Hill Independent School District; White Oak Independent School District
Dallas ISD’s proposed $1.8B budget includes money to increase minimum wage, address COVID-19 slide
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
06/13/2021
1 doc(s)
Dallas Independent School District; Federal aid; Minimum wage; Property taxes; School budgets; School discipline; Teacher salaries
State officials to release $5 billion in federal coronavirus aid for public schools
Austin American Statesman
Mendez, M.
06/06/2021
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Federal aid; School districts; School enrollment; School finance
Texas will distribute $5.5B in federal pandemic aid to schools, but how much will make up the state’s own funding remains unclear
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
06/04/2021
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Federal aid; School districts; School finance
What will Texas lawmakers accomplish for students in the final days of session?
Dallas Morning News
Smith, C.
05/29/2021
6 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Federal aid; School finance; State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
PTA-funded staff could be protected
Austin American Statesman
Mendez, M.
05/28/2021
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Austin Independent School District; Buckingham, Dawn; Federal aid; Parent-teacher associations; School employee salaries; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
Texas backtracks on move to delay schools from using all of their pandemic aid
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
05/28/2021
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Federal aid; School districts; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
TISD receives $13.8 million in COVID relief, expects more to come | Officials seeks public input on how to spend money
Texarkana Gazette
Bell, A.
05/26/2021
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Federal aid; School boards; School budgets; Texarkana Independent School District
Plan would limit schools’ aid spending
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
05/20/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Federal aid; School finance; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
How should HISD spend $800M? The district wants to hear from you
Houston Chronicle
Carpenter, J.
05/14/2021
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Federal aid; Houston Independent School District
Local schools could receive millions in federal funding to help with COVID-19 learning impacts
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Wellerman, Z.
05/12/2021
4 doc(s)
American Rescue Plan Act; Coronavirus; Federal aid; School districts; Tyler, Texas
Advocacy group: Fully fund public education
McAllen Monitor
Long, G.
05/09/2021
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Federal aid; School finance
LISD, UISD prepare spending plans
Laredo Morning Times
Ocampo, C.
05/03/2021
3 doc(s)
Federal aid; Laredo Independent School District; School administration; School budgets; United Independent School District
Mad dash to close of legislative session begins
Lufkin Daily News
Ashby, T.
05/01/2021
4 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Ashby, Trent
Austin ISD in no rush to spend relief money
Austin American Statesman
Mendez, M.
04/30/2021
4 doc(s)
Austin Independent School District; Elizalde, Stephanie S.; Federal aid; School finance
Texas to release $11.2 billion in federal pandemic funds to schools
Austin American Statesman
Mendez, M.
04/29/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Education Agency, Texas; Federal aid; School finance
Abbott, state leaders announce $11.2B in funds are headed to Texas schools to aid pandemic learning loss
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
04/29/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Academic performance; Cardona, Miguel; Coronavirus; Doggett, Lloyd; Federal aid; School finance; University finance
