At least two Central Texas school districts are discontinuing online classes in the fall after a bill to continue funding remote learning programs died in the closing hours of the legislative session.
Acting Round Rock Superintendent Daniel Presley said the district had counted on House Bill 1468 to offer a virtual option for families with health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But the district announced Thursday it is planning for a full return to in-person, face-to-face instruction and activities.
The Hays school district also is scrapping plans for a virtual learning option, district spokesman Tim Savoy said in a statement.
Austin school district officials had expressed support for the legislation, and said they were still reviewing the implications of its demise.
Rep. James Talarico on sine die at the 87th Texas Legislature (Photo by John Anderson)
After a contentious legislative session, public education ended up with a mixed bag of stable funding and conservative micromanagement. Bills awaiting Gov.
Greg Abbott s signature will severely curtail the ways teachers can discuss social issues, limit the reach of sexuality education, and enshrine the ability of affluent parent-teacher associations to pay for extra staff, reversing
Austin ISD s recent equity-driven ban on the practice. A bill that would have guaranteed that districts could offer virtual learning this fall didn t make it out of the Senate on the last day, collateral damage from the Democratic walkout.
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Chicago Public Schools families, community organizers and elected officials gathered Wednesday outside the Chicago Board of Education’s Loop headquarters to reiterate their plea for a fully elected school board, with just days left to pass a required change to state law before lawmakers are scheduled to wrap up their spring session. The current-seven member board, which had its monthly meeting .