Radle: Abbott, Texas, stiffing public schools on federal aid
Patti Radle, For the Express-News
April 21, 2021
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Children leave Advanced Learning Academy in October. The state continues to hoard federal funds intended to assist schools with COVID-related expenses.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News
Legislative leaders in Texas government are not passing on the money they have been given from the federal government that is meant to be spent by school districts to help with COVID-19 recovery.
These funds, known as the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, or ESSER, would help school districts deal with the expenses related to COVID-19 and prepare for students returning to in-person learning. Texas and New York are the only states that decided to hold on to the money and decide for themselves how to use it which includes spending it on their regular state budget expenses.
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Worried about losing engagement with COVID remote learning? A school district created an app for that
With 90% of students economically disadvantaged and learning English as a second language, a district in San Antonio created an app to keep them engaged
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This story is being provided for free as part of a series on childcare during the COVID pandemic, powered by the Solutions Journalism Network and dedicated to delivering solution-oriented stories about problems our community is facing.
In an area where 90% of students are economically disadvantaged and are learning English as a second language, San Antonio Independent School District knew moving to remote learning at the start of the pandemic could disproportionately impact their students.
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Imminent threat: San Antonio braces for rain, sleet, snow - and extreme cold
Taylor Pettaway, Liz Hardaway, Madalyn Mendoza, Staff writers
Feb. 12, 2021
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Michelle Manuel, 53, waits in the intake area of Haven for Hope on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. The center is opening up an area as an emergency shelter area during the expected extreme cold weather in the area. Manuel has been on the streets for seven months, she said.Jerry Lara /Staff photographer
The San Antonio region was bracing for up to 2 inches of snow Sunday night and Monday morning, along with freezing rain, treacherous driving conditions and sustained low temperatures.