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Educators at school districts in West Travis County are preparing to welcome students back to campus in August as the effects of pandemic schooling are becoming better understood. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
3:00 PM Aug 12, 2021 CDT
Lake Travis-Westlake districts to tackle student learning loss
State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin sent a letter July 23 urging Gov. Greg Abbott to allow schools to require masks. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
12:57 PM Jul 26, 2021 CDT
Texas state reps. call on Abbott to permit school mask mandates amid rising COVID-19 cases
Eanes and Lake Travis ISDs saw a general increase in the number of students who did not meet grade-level expectations for STAAR exams from spring 2019 to spring 2021. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
11:15 AM Jun 29, 2021 CDT
Students at Eanes, Lake Travis ISDs fall behind 2019 STAAR scores
Eanes ISD trustees met April 13 to discuss a resolution regarding the distribution of federal COVID-19 aid for public schools. (Amy Rae Dadamo/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
1:31 PM Apr 14, 2021 CDT
Eanes ISD drafts resolution urging Texas officials to allocate federal COVID-19 funds to school districts
The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Texas on Dec. 14. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
4:05 PM Dec 17, 2020 CST
Eanes ISD urges state officials to make school staff priority in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Parents and state officials worry about the stresses of STAAR testing in a year dominated by COVID-19 (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
1:51 PM Dec 10, 2020 CST
Parents, educational leaders push for a STAAR suspension
The Eanes ISD board of trustees met Oct. 21 to pass a resolution regarding STAAR testing for the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
5:27 PM Oct 21, 2020 CDT
Eanes ISD calls for suspension of STAAR testing for 2020-21 school year
Lake Travis ISD requested the authority to extend virtual learning past Sept. 8 if needed. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
4:41 PM Jul 15, 2020 CDT
Lake Travis ISD requests local authority to extend remote learning
Eanes ISD officials have called upon Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas policymakers to suspend in-person learning until Travis County sees a decrease in coronavirus hospitalizations. (Amy Rae Dadamo/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin
5:15 PM Jul 14, 2020 CDT
Eanes ISD calls for 100% virtual learning, goes against Texas Education Agency plan
Gov. Greg Abbott updated Texans and issued an executive order regarding the state's response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis during a March 31 afternoon press conference. (Screenshot via livestream)
Austin
3:05 PM Mar 31, 2020 CDT
'Now is the time to redouble our efforts': Abbott issues executive order for state on COVID-19 extending school closures, clarifying essential services
Austin Metro
1:45 PM Feb 14, 2017 CST
New A-F Texas school rating system gets mixed grades
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Students in grades 3-8 in Conroe ISD performed above state and regional averages, and their scores improved from spring 2021. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
12:50 PM
Conroe ISD STAAR results show some improvement from spring 2021 scores
The Texas Education Agency released State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness results on July 1, showing growth in all subjects for Cy-Fair ISD students. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
11:25 AM
STAAR results show year-over-year improvement among Cy-Fair ISD students
Tomball ISD voted at the June 14 regular meeting to not adopt the proposed health textbook for the 2022-23 school year after concerns and opposition from trustees and parents were expressed at the June 13 workshop meeting. (Anna Lotz/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
9:05 AM
Tomball ISD trustees vote down new health textbook for 2022-23 school year
The task force will meet monthly for one year to discuss potential solutions for the statewide teacher staffing shortages. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
5:30 PM
TEA forms Teacher Vacancy Task Force to address staffing challenges in Texas schools
Mendez Middle School teacher Liliana Barrientos speaks to Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde during a Dec. 15 community meeting. (Screenshot courtesy Austin ISD)
Austin
8:09 PM
With Austin ISD's board autonomy on the line, district lays out next steps for Mendez Middle School
The Fort Bend ISD board of trustees unanimously approved moving ahead with communicating to the Commissioner of Education the intent to vote on renewing the district’s Local Innovation Plan. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
5:09 PM
FBISD takes first steps toward renewing Local Innovation Plan
Through a May district survey with more than 13,000 responses from parents, staff, students and members of the community, KISD established the community’s priorities for the federal funding, which directed a significant portion toward addressing learning loss and mental health through 2023. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Houston
1:09 PM
KISD to put federal funds toward learning loss, mental health
Photo of Evan Smith and Stephanie Elizalde
Austin
6:58 PM
Austin ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde talks learning loss, enrollment in annual State of the District comments
Learning loss data has become clearer after district data showed many Katy ISD students failed to meet previously set goals. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
12:34 PM
Majority of Katy ISD schools fail to reach district goals for standardized testing
The Project SAFE grant would go to school districts and local education agencies that had funding withheld for enacting mask mandates. (courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
5:12 PM
U.S. Department of Education approves grant funding for school districts facing state punishment for mask mandates