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Travis County reached the grim milestone of surpassing 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, something Mayor Steve Adler outlined in an open letter to the public. ....
Local union leaders report increased interest among millennial and Gen Z members. Meanwhile, workers at a number of Austin businesses including JuiceLand, the Ausitn American-Statesman and BookPeople have recently organized. ....
Austin ISD will soon receive hundreds of millions in COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government. The Texas Education Agency announced Tuesday, April 28, that it would finally be distributing $11.2 billion in federal funding for K-12 education relief to Texas schools, including a $155.6 million boost for AISD. This is part of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief ( ESSER) III portion of the latest of three federal coronavirus relief acts. About two-thirds of the funding, including $104 million for AISD, will be granted to districts soon. The final third, including around $52 million intended for Austin, must be held until the Department of Education approves Texas plan for its use, but should be available later this spring, according to a state press release. ....
Outside AISD s Liberal Arts and Science Academy in October 2020 (Photo by Jana Birchum) After purchasing millions of dollars worth of laptops, iPads, cleaning equipment, and other supplies to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic on its own dime, Austin ISD will soon receive hundreds of millions in COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government. The $11.2 billion in federal funding for K-12 education relief to Texas schools, including a $155.8 million boost for Austin ISD. This funding is a part of ESSER III, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief portion of the latest of three federal coronavirus relief acts. Approximately two-thirds of the ESSER III funding, including $104 million for AISD, will be granted to districts soon. The final third, including around $51 million of money intended for Austin, must be held until the ....