KXAN - District 91Ƭistration District 91Ƭistration Media Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:20:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Texas schools ‘disappointed’ after Legislature leaves $800M for safety on the table /article/texas-schools-disappointed-after-legislature-leaves-800m-for-safety-on-the-table/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:20:40 +0000 /?p=156585 Some Texas school leaders are feeling frustrated after state lawmakers gaveled out, likely for the rest of the year, without passing funds already set aside to help school districts pay for new safety and security measures mandated by the state.

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]]> Some Texas school leaders are feeling frustrated after state lawmakers gaveled out, likely for the rest of the year, without passing funds already set aside to help school districts pay for new safety and security measures mandated by the state.

Left on the table included a proposal that would have funneled $800 million for school safety initiatives, which school districts have struggled with meeting under a new law.

Senate Bill 5 from the fourth special session was tasked with various school funding measures, including “doubling the per campus allotments and per student allotments” for improved safety measures made into Texas law earlier this year under House Bill 3.

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]]> Hundreds of Austin ISD students caught between a backlog and getting help /article/hundreds-of-austin-isd-students-caught-between-a-backlog-and-getting-help/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:25:33 +0000 /?p=155156 The rehabilitation of the special education program at Austin ISD has been called priority 1A by school officials and board members since the newest trustees took office in January.

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]]> Madalyn Betts has spent most of her life in special education classrooms, working through the challenges of having dyslexia, a speech impairment, and being on the autism spectrum.

At 12, her aunt passed from a medical condition, and her grandmother died from coronavirus during the pandemic. Their deaths had a huge impact on Maddie. Her psychologist diagnosed her with social phobia and depression. She stopped going to Covington Middle School. Instead, she learned from her house as part of the Austin Independent School District homebound program.

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