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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, according to the TEA. School districts still don’t know if their budgets will be tied to the past ...

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 attendance rates, districts stand to lose millions of dollars. Enrollment in Texas public schools dro...

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 doesn't penalize schools and students for pandemic-related hardships. "We are calling for the governor and the Texas Education Agency to extend 'Hold Harmless,' to ensure that our public schools remain fully funded at pre-pandemic levels," said El Paso-area Rep. M...

/ 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 spring. Without a waiver to continue funding schools based on their pre-COVID attendance rates, dis...

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