Florida and Texas cities still lead America’s population, economic boom

Neither state has the fastest-growing population or economy, but together they account for half of America’s new “boomtowns." ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts.

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Yahoo

Texas public schools see first non-pandemic enrollment drop in decades

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN, Texas (Texas Tribune)–Roughly 76,000 fewer students enrolled in Texas public schools this academic year — the first ...
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Mental health programs could bear the brunt of $600M federal cuts to Texas schools

As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those ...
Yahoo

Texas Children Still Struggle in Math Post-Pandemic, Schools Try New Approaches

This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. DALLAS — In Eran McGowan’s math class, students try to teach each other. If a student is brave enough to share how they solved a math ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas’ youngest students are struggling with their learning, educators say

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Houston Chronicle

After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic

From the moment Steve Young canceled the Milam County Junior Livestock Association show, his days as county judge were numbered. Young didn’t realize that at the time, of course. It was March 2020, a ...
KSAT

Absenteeism spiked in the pandemic. Texas schools want the state’s help to keep students in the classroom.

A student who misses 10% of the days in a school year -- enough to be considered chronically absent -- will lose opportunities for counseling and will have an increased risk of educational issues.
AOL

Texas housing loses its luster after pandemic boom

Texas — once one of the hottest pandemic boom states — is losing its popularity among potential buyers. "When it comes to the housing market at large, the really interesting part right now is there is ...
Odessa American

For Texas’ program of blind merchants, the pandemic shrank opportunities, exposed income gaps

For almost 40 years, Jerry House has stocked vending machines and staffed cafes across Texas’ government buildings as part of the Business Enterprises of Texas program, a decades-old initiative that ...
KVIA

Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts.

"Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts." was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that ...
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Texas schools got billions in federal pandemic relief. It is coming to an end as the school year starts.

Students at Lorenzo G. Alarcon Elementary School this summer open boxes of school supplies paid for with Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds in San Elizario. (Justin Hamel ...