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Currently Reading A little nervous - Texas school districts, battered by pandemic, don t know if Legislature will protect them from funding cuts
Jan. 25, 2021
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Third-graders Aaron Diaz (left) and Naomi Castro take part in a class lesson as students at Pearce Elementary at Southside ISD attend a combination of online and in-person class learning on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. According to Southside ISD Director of PR and Community Randy Escamilla, about half of the elementary school are currently in school and the other half are online as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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San Antonio area school leaders, facing loss of millions in state funding, plead for continued grace period
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Third-grader Masyn Uriegas (front) joins other students in class at Pearce Elementary at Southside ISD on Dec. 3. Classes there are a combination of online and in-person learning.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer
School districts in Bexar County are at risk of losing a collective $85 million in state funding during the second half of the school year if Texas policymakers don’t change their current course.
A grace period that has funded schools at pre-pandemic enrollment levels is set to expire at the end of the year. Many school leaders have said the coronavirus pandemic has dropped enrollment and no rebound is likely as long as COVID-19 cases continue to surge.