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Texas State Board of Education member Staci Childs speaks to reporters.

Texas launches intervention program to help low-performing elementary schools

By Hannah Norton

Texas education leaders announced on June 25 a new initiative aimed at closing learning gaps in the state’s lowest-performing elementary schools, including campuses that could face state interventions or takeover.

Texas is one of thirteen states that does not participate in the federal Summer EBT Program, which provides food assistance for low-income children while school is out for the summer. (Courtesy Kids' Meals)
Texas will not join federal summer meals ...
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a June 4 bill signing ceremony.
Gov. Abbott vetoes Texas’ proposed THC ban, ...
Kelly Hancock swearing in
State Sen. Kelly Hancock takes helm at ...
A neighborhood in Central Texas.
Texas voters will have final say on 3 property tax exemptions in November
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks Jan. 8 in Austin, ahead of a winter storm that hit North Texas.
Amid persistent drought, Gov. Abbott says Texas is prepared to build out, protect water supplies
If Gov. Greg Abbott signs it into law, Senate Bill 15 would prohibit large Texas cities from requiring that homes in new neighborhoods be built on more than 3,000 square feet of land. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact)
Texas lawmakers move to allow denser neighborhoods in large cities
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a Feb. 7 interview at the Texas Capitol.
Gov. Abbott: Lawmakers must rein in local governments’ ability to hike property tax rates
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows hits the gavel.
School discipline, property taxes, water funding: Texas lawmakers wrap up regular legislative session
Gov. Greg Abbott smiles after signing House Bill 2 in Salado.
Texas public schools to see $8.5B funding boost, teacher raises after Gov. Abbott signs bill
Gov. Greg Abbott, right, speaks alongside Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick during a March 25 news conference.
Texas voters will have final say on tighter bail rules after Gov. Abbott signs 3 bills into law
Gov. Greg Abbott and University of Texas at San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy shake hands at a desk in San Antonio.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs cybersecurity bill establishing state command center
Texas public school students will continue taking the STAAR test next school year after a bill that would have replaced the high-stakes exam with three shorter tests died in the final hours of Texas' regular legislative session. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Plan to scrap STAAR test dies as Texas legislative session comes to a close
Texas lawmakers have agreed to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, though they were still hammering out a final deal as of May 29. (Matthew Brooks/Community Impact)
Texas lawmakers to negotiate plan to eliminate STAAR test