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Texas education officials will release $11.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief money to help public schools address the far-reaching effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.  The money is part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package championed by President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. Biden signed it into law March 11, and many states already had begun distributing their share of the money for schools.  Abbott said in a statement t...

Gov. Abbott announces $11.2 billion in new funding for Texas public schools Governor Abbott announces $11.2 billion in new funding for Texas public schools. (Source: KCBD) By KCBD Staff | April 28, 2021 at 2:17 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 2:33 PM AUSTIN, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dade Phelan today announced the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funds to help public schools address student learning loss and costs incu...

Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dade Phelan on Wednesday announced the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funds to help public schools address student learning loss and costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These one-time funds are intended to support a comprehensive learning recovery effort in Texas over the next three years. Due to federal requirements, two-thirds of the funds are available immediately under grants administered by the Te...

$11.2 billion in federal funds released for Texas public schools Latexo ISD closes high school campus until Monday(Pexels.com) By KLTV Digital Media Staff Published: Apr. 29, 2021 at 12:34 AM CDT|Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 2:40 PM CDT Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Wednesday $11.2 billion in federal funds were released to help public schools address student learning loss and costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These one-time funds are intended to supp...

Gov. Abbott announces $11.2 billion in new funding for Texas public schools Governor Abbott announces $11.2 billion in new funding for Texas public schools.(KCBD) By KCBD Staff Published: Apr. 28, 2021 at 2:33 PM CDT|Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 2:17 PM CDT Share on Facebook AUSTIN, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dade Phelan today announced the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funds to help public schools address student learning l...

Apr 28, 2021 The state of Texas is releasing $11.2 billion in new federal funds to help public schools address student learning loss and costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These one-time funds are intended to support a comprehensive learning recovery effort in Texas over the next three years. Due to federal requirements, two-thirds of the funds are available immediately under grants administered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), with the final one-third to be distribut...

Gov. Abbott Announces $11.2 Billion for Public Schools to Recover from Pandemic   AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dade Phelan today announced the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funds to help public schools address student learning loss and costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These one-time funds are intended to support a comprehensive learning recovery effort in Texas over the next three years. Due to federal requirem...

Texas Leaders Announce Release Of $11.2B In Federal Funding For Public Schools Syndicated Local – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dade Phelan announced on Wednesday, April 28, the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funds to help public schools address student learning loss and costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These one-time funds are intended to support a comprehe...

On a Thursday night in mid-March 2020, the Vazquez family were eating dinner at Spanky’s Pizza on Telephone Road, at a fundraiser for Ortiz Middle School’s theater department. They were celebrating 13-year-old Isabella’s performance at the school talent show that night where she had sung "When Will My Life Begin?" from Disney’s Tangled. All of a sudden, 15-year-old Daniel announced that he’d just seen on social media that Houston Independent School District had cancelled classes for ...

For rural families who lack reliable, high-speed internet, Zoom-style instruction is a luxury. April 8, 2021 For months, Gus Peters, a high school senior in the East Texas town of Jasper, went where the Wi-Fi was. Some days, he parked himself at the local coffee shop, Jasper Java, ordering a green tea frappé to appease whoever was working the register. Other times, he went to Elijah’s Cafe for a Trail Blazer, the diner’s signature dish of chopped steak smothered in gravy. Often, he spent h...