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Updated: 6:30 AM CST February 5, 2021 DALLAS — As the school year and pandemic continues, districts are left wondering whether their budget will be tied to student attendance due to the fate of a "hold harmless" agreement. Last year, a “hold harmless” agreement was put into place by the Texas Education Agency to keep funding at pre-pandemic levels. Overall, attendance across the state is down 3% from October 2019 to October 2020. That equals out to 156,596 fewer students, ...

Listen • 4:07 Public schools across Texas are in limbo as they wait for word on how much funding they’ll receive from the state this semester. During the fall semester, the Texas Education Agency enacted a policy called Hold Harmless to keep districts from being penalized for low attendance rates during the pandemic. But the state agency hasn’t decided if it will continue Hold Harmless this spring. Without a waiver to continue funding schools based on their pre-COVID a...

Texas House Democratic Caucus calls for cancellation of STAAR testing FILE and last updated 2021-02-03 19:01:17-05 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas House Democratic Caucus called for the cancellation of STAAR testing in 2021. During a virtual news conference Wednesday, the group renewed calls for a "hold harmless" policy that doesnt penalize schools and students for pandemic-related hardships. "We are calling for the governor and the Texas Education Agency to extend Hold Harmless, to ens...

/ Texas schools have spent millions this year to make sure students are safe, fed and learning during the pandemic. Public schools across Texas are in limbo as they wait for word on how much funding they’ll receive from the state this semester. During the fall semester, the Texas Education Agency enacted a policy called Hold Harmless to keep districts from being penalized for low attendance rates during the pandemic. But the state agency hasn’t decided if it will continue Hold Harmless this...

shutterstock.com The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Bollinger Amelia Repair, LLC, International Marine Systems, LLC and Sealand Mechanical L. L. C. against Oranda 1 MV on Jan. 22. Complaint Against Sealand Mechanical L.l.c., International Marine Systems, Llc, Bollinger Amelia Repair, Llc (filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number Alaedc-8699728) Filed By Sealand Mechanical L.l.c., Internationa...

COVID-19 has had a tremendous negative impact on school divisions across the Commonwealth. The impact has been especially negative on rural school divisions. Several areas that have been concerns for

Highlights The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act), which was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 package, made various changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that affect all PPP loans including those funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The Economic Aid Act opens a new PPP loan period for first loans and implements a second loan draw for certain PPP borrowers, each through Ma...

Municipal League outlines goals for legislative session Law enforcement reform and some new economic development initiatives are among the 13 legislative priorities that the New Mexico Municipal League has identified for the 2021 legislative session, due to begin Jan. 19 and planned as a largely online and remote session. The group’s goals were discussed during the Friday annual meeting of the board of directors of the Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development District/Council of Governmen...

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