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By Election Day, more than 60% of public school students will be attending schools that offer in-person learning at least a few days a week, an updated tracker finds.
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Colleges and universities across Texas moved to online and hybrid courses for safety reasons when COVID-19 hit. Now, many students wonder why they're still paying the same in-person tuition prices.
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“The reason why remote learning didn’t work is because the professional educator wasn’t in the vicinity of the kids.”
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Some special needs kids are struggling without the structure a classroom usually provides.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was in Garland on Thursday, learning how some schools are teaching through COVID-19. She found positives in a year of negatives.
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Texas Teachers Are Demanding That Schools Be Safe Before They Return. But They Have Little Leverage.As more students return to classrooms, school districts need teachers to show up as well. But many are reluctant, arguing that not enough is being done to keep faculty and students safe, and they have little recourse short of quitting their jobs.
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A state program that helps with speech and occupational therapy and other services is in need of a new funding strategy, the officials say. They've instructed the state to craft a plan to ensure such services are available for all eligible Texans.
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Many parents appear to be keeping their children out of public school, especially from kindergarten. The declines could mean less state funding for school districts.
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The state parcels out school funding based on attendance, but many districts have seen sharp declines this fall. Local school officials are worried that they'll run out of money to pay for staff, facilities and other fixed expenses.
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The University of Texas at Austin made headlines early in the pandemic after more than 60 students contracted COVID-19 during a spring break trip to Cabo San Lucas. That group was among the first of more than 1,250 UT students, staff and faculty to test positive. One staff member died in July.
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Fort Worth ISD will delay in-person learning by two weeks. But many concerned community members sounded off during a Tuesday meeting that lasted longer than 10 hours and stretched into Wednesday morning.
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UT Austin enrolled almost 300 more students of color in its freshman class this semester than in fall of 2019, UT President Jay Hartzell said.
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The state's first effort to publicly report coronavirus data from schools shows low statewide infection rates. Breakdowns by school districts should be reported next week.
