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Thursday, April 2

• Texas schools are paying support staff; work for substitute teachers dries up (Texas Tribune)
• Hands-On Learning … From Afar: From Career-Technical Instruction to Physical Education, How Teachers Are Adapting Applied Learning Amid the Pandemic (The 74 million)
• 'Everyone is just trying to get adjusted to this new normal' | HISD superintendent talks COVID-19 closure, related issues (KHOU)
• Pflugerville schools host virtual spirit days to foster connection during COVID-19 closure (KXAN)
• Zapata County ISD to distribute packets for at-home instruction (KGNS)
• Leander ISD leadership says tough times call for shift in priorities (CBS Austin)
• 9 Out Of 10 Children Are Out Of School Worldwide. What Now? (NPR)
• Waco ISD middle school principal dies from COVID-19 (KXXV)
• Austin ISD cuts most substitute teachers during COVID-19 changes (KXAN)

Wednesday, April 1

• Houston Parents Concerned About ‘Silence’ Around Special Education During COVID-19 (Houston Public Media)
• Denison teachers giving supplies back to students (KXII)
• PenPal Schools offers free access during COVID-19 pandemic (Fox 7 Austin)
• Virtual Prom Gives Keller ISD Children a Night to Remember (NBCDFW)
• Dallas ISD cuts meal pickup to once a week to be safer, but that could mean fewer meals get to kids (Dallas Morning News)
• North Texas School Districts Seeing More Demand For ‘Grab And Go’ Meals (CBS DFW)
• In Rural Texas, School Districts Are Making Sure Kids Get Connected At Home (KERA)
• Analysis: A digital divide with dire consequences for Texas (Texas Tribune)
• How learning changes when school happens at home and online (PBS NewsHour)
• No Caps, No Gowns: For Many In The Class Of 2020, Commencement Is Called Off (NPR)

Tuesday March 31

• Gov. Greg Abbott tells Texans to stay home except for essential activity in April (Texas Tribune)
• Round Rock ISD begins final preps to finish out school year online (CBS Austin)
• Pflugerville ISD launches at-home learning program (Austin American-Statesman)
• Most Southeast Texas schools extend closures (Beaumont Enterprise)
• Brownsville ISD shuts schools until further notice, takes all learning online (Brownsville Herald)
• In Rural Texas, School Districts Are Making Sure Kids Get Connected At Home (KERA)
• School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students (PBS NewsHour)
• 'Essential' Child Care Workers Struggle To Balance Family Needs, Safety (NPR)
• Join us for a live interview with LaTonya Goffney, Aldine ISD superintendent, about education and the coronavirus outbreak (Texas Tribune)

Monday, March 30

• 5 social-emotional learning tips for families during the COVID-19 outbreak (KERA)
• Answering questions, setting expectations: Week 1 of remote learning in San Antonio (Texas Public Media)
• Austin ISD holding 'virtual' meeting to discuss transition to online education (CBS Austin)
• Webinars offered to El Paso ISD parents to get familiar with e-learning program (KFOX 14)
• Round Rock ISD to begin online instruction April 6, with emphasis on flexibility (CBS Austin)
• With schools closed, kids with disabilities are more vulnerable than ever (NPR)
• Forced off campus by coronavirus, students aren’t won over by online education (PBS NewsHour)
• Lubbock ISD to provide childcare for employees of Lubbock’s two largest health systems (KCBD)
• Local Food Bank Teams Up With Fort Worth ISD to Feed Students, Families (NBC DFW)
• Gregory-Portland ISD employee tests positive for COVID-19 (KIII)
• Pflugerville ISD staffer tests positive for coronavirus (Austin American-Statesman)

Friday, March 27

• Ready Or Not, North Texas Parents, Teachers Face Learning Curve With Distance Education (KERA)
• Georgetown ISD extends school closure through April 13 (Community Impact)
• The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One (NPR)
• Comic: How To Turn Your Home Into A School Without Losing Your Sanity (NPR)
• State dismisses inquiry into former Marlin ISD superintendent (Waco Tribune-Herald)

Thursday, March 26

• Carroll ISD to add seven full-time employees for 2020-21 school year (Community Impact)
• Bryan ISD issuing laptops for students (KTBX)
• Abilene, Wylie ISDs still plan on eventually holding graduation ceremonies (KTAB/KRBC)
• North Lamar ISD postpones bond, trustee election (Paris News)
• Bay City ISD gives update on instruction process (Bay City Tribune)
• Texas schools get OK to give free meals to parents when kids aren't present (Texas Tribune)
• Corpus Christi ISD parents line up outside school to pickup assignments for students (KIII)
• How To Keep Making Your Podcast ... Even If You're Stuck At Home (NPR)

Wednesday, March 25

• Texas schools ask to give free meals to parents when kids aren't present (Texas Tribune)
• San Antonio-area school districts extend closures to April 24 (Texas Public Radio)
• College Station ISD extends school closures through April 10 (The Eagle)
• When can your child expect online learning to begin? Find your Austin-area district here (KXAN)
• Keller ISD Fine Arts Dept. holds online concert (NBC DFW)
• Port Neches-Groves ISD teachers hold car parade to see students at home during school closures (ABC 12 News)
• El Paso ISD approves millions for distance learning resources (CBS 4)
• The switch to remote learning could leave students with disabilities behind (PBS NewsHour/Stateline)
• Irving ISD expands to two daily meals for students affected by closures (NBC DFW)
• Texas day cares are closing just when some parents need them more than ever (Texas Tribune)
• Little Elm ISD moves election to November (Little Elm Journal)

Tuesday, March 24

• Copperas Cove ISD teachers to return to work Monday (Killeen Daily Herald)
• Longview ISD board extends leave, staff pay for regular employees (KLTV)
• AT&T creates $10 million fund to help families and educators through coronavirus pandemic (Dallas Morning News)
• Spectrum offering free internet for students with new sign-up (KXAN)
• El Paso ISD at home instruction to start (KFOX 14)
• Katy ISD’s Legacy Stadium to open as drive-thru coronavirus testing site in coming days (Community Impact)
• Child Care In Shifts: Texas Relatives, Neighbors Step Up In The Age Of COVID-19 (Texas Public Radio)
• ‘I’m just glad they’re back’: Lake Travis students, stranded in Honduras amid outbreak, return home (Austin American-Statesman)
• Cy-Fair ISD prepares to transition to home-based learning methods (Community Impact)
• School districts take unplanned plunge into online learning (PBS NewsHour/Associated Press)
• Education Dept. says disability laws shouldn't get in the way of online learning (NPR)
• Fort Bend ISD postpones May 2 board of trustees elections amid coronavirus concerns (Community Impact)
• Sabine Pass ISD staying afloat during transition to online learning (Port Arthur News)
• Marshall ISD schools keep students engaged during COVID-19 quarantine (Marshall News Messenger)
• Leander ISD provides update on services in response to COVID-19 (Fox 7)
• North Texas school districts begin online learning experiment (WFAA)

Monday, March 23

• West Orange Cove CISD announces plans moving forward with education (Orange Leader)
• As Central Texas schools shutter, educators grapple with teaching students remotely (Austin American-Statesman)
• Lufkin ISD launches 'Lufkin Learns' to teach classroom curriculum (Kicks 105)
• Ella Barnes Elementary teachers send out heartfelt video to students to let them know they are missed (KIII)
• Good Dog! Ennis ISD K-9 Trains for New Mission (NBC DFW)
• Behind the Closure of the San Angelo ISD (San Angelo Live)
• Head Start Families 'Try To Find That Balance' As Centers Close Indefinitely (KERA)
• Graduation, financial aid, admissions — for this year's college-bound, the future is in turmoil (NPR)
• First-gen college students face extra challenges amid outbreak’s disruption (Texas Standard)
• National Spelling Bee called off because of coronavirus (PBS NewsHour)
• Education Dept. makes changes to standardized tests, student loans over coronavirus (NPR)
• Student scientists, athletes and artists miss opportunities when learning moves online (PBS NewsHour)

Friday, March 20

• ‘Show up to work’ email sparks concerns among San Benito CISD Staff (Employees) (San Benito News)
• Kids will get taught, teachers will get paid, patience needed on timeline (ABC 13)
• How Texas Schools Are Responding To The Coronavirus Outbreak (KERA)
• How Rural School Districts Are Dealing With An Uncertain Academic Future (Texas Standard)
• Waco ISD to distribute learning materials to students March 23 to start remote instruction (Waco Tribune-Herald)
• From online learning to meal plans, here is how Arlington ISD is responding to the extended closures (Dallas Morning News)
• Conroe ISD lays out plans for distance learning during closure (Community Impact)
• Paris ISD released COVID-19 at-home learning plan (Paris News)
• Clint ISD to provide breakfast and lunches for children (KTSM)
• Southwest ISD ensures students have access to technology amid transition to online learning (KSAT)
• Premont ISD students begin schoolwork at home (KIII)
• Tractor Day Offers A (Slow) Dose Of The Freedom Every Teenager Longs For (NPR)

Thursday, March 19

• Gov. Greg Abbott closes bars, restaurants and schools as he anticipates tens of thousands could test positive for coronavirus (Texas Tribune)
• Texas lets school districts decide whether students can graduate without STAAR (Texas Tribune)
• Beaumont ISD board to vote on employee payments during pandemic (Beaumont Enterprise)
• Bryan ISD, other districts move toward finalizing at-home instruction plans (The Eagle)
• Hallsville ISD teachers keep students engaged online (Marshall News Messenger)
• Questions, concerns arise as Dallas ISD goes online for 155,000 students (KDFW)
• Conroe ISD board passes emergency resolution related to COVID-19 (The Courier)
• 'Panic-gogy': Teaching Online Classes During The Coronavirus Pandemic (NPR)
• Colleges offering dorms as hospital overflow from virus cases (PBS NewsHour/The Associated Press)
• Kansas is the first state to close schools for the rest of the academic year amid the coronavirus crisis — and California could be next (Washington Post)

Wednesday, March 18

• Abilene ISD: 21 employees self-quarantined for traveling outside the U.S. (Big Country Homepage)
• Some area schools will not return to school after Spring Break (KFDA)
• Lubbock Cooper ISD extending Spring Break, classes reconvene March 30 (KCBD)
• San Antonio area school districts extend classroom closures by two weeks (San Antonio Express-News)
• Tyler ISD provides curbside meals for students during COVID-19 related closures (KLTV)
• Huntsville ISD extends closure until April 6 (The Item)
• Superintendent of Socorro ISD declares emergency shutdown of entire district (CBS 4 News)
• Texas parents struggle to find child care, food as school closings keep kids at home (Texas Tribune)
• How's Self-Isolation Going? We Asked Some Kids To Share Their Experiences (KUT)
• North Texas Schools Find Ways To Serve Meals Despite Being Closed Due To Coronavirus (KERA)
• School Districts Prepare For Possible Long-Term Closures (Texas Standard)
• Coronavirus Triple Duty: Working, Parenting, And Teaching From Home (NPR)
• When Colleges Shut Down, Some Students Have Nowhere To Go (NPR)
• New day care option for Magnolia ISD teachers approved by board (Community Impact)

Tuesday, March 17

• While other states fighting coronavirus enforce widespread closures, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott goes with a patchwork system (Texas Tribune)
• How Texas Schools Are Responding To The Coronavirus Outbreak (KERA)
• When Texas Schools Close, How Do Vulnerable Kids Get Their School Lunch? (Houston Public Media)
• A full list of San Antonio schools offering free meals during coronavirus school cancellations (San Antonio Express-News)
• Waco school superintendent authorized to pay staff during closures (KWTX)
• SAT and ACT college tests canceled because of virus fears (PBS NewsHour)
• All school districts in Bastrop County closing until April 5 (Austin American-Statesman)
• Dorms Closed, Goodbyes Missed: Trinity University Students Move Out As Classes Move Online (Texas Public Radio)

Monday, March 16

• Many Texas schools could be closed through academic year due to coronavirus, education commissioner warns (Texas Tribune)
• Austin, other Central Texas school districts extend closures due to coronavirus pandemic (Austin American-Statesman)
• Here’s how your Spring, Klein ISD student can receive free meals this week, March 16-20 (Community Impact)
• Austin ISD Offers Curbside Lunches For Students After Schools Are Canceled Due To COVID-19 (KUT)
• Marshall ISD joins Hallsville, Harleton ISDs in closing (KTBS)
• Ector County ISD changes course, cancels school for next two weeks (CBS 7)
• Frisco ISD board calls special meeting to consider resolution declaring emergency closure (Community Impact)
• Arlington ISD Launches Student Meal Plan During Closure (BCS DFW)
• Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread (PBS NewsHour/The Associated Press)
• Shepherd ISD steps out of limbo and closer to state takeover (Texas Tribune)

Friday, March 13

• School districts across Texas suspend classes over coronavirus concerns, prepare for online learning (Texas Tribune)
• Austin ISD Cancels Large Gatherings Due To Coronavirus Concerns (KUT)
• Coronavirus Update: School, Higher Ed Closings and Cancellations (Houston Public Media)
• In Wake of Coronavirus Panic, San Angelo ISD Set to Welcome Students Back from Spring Break on Time (Live!)
• Lubbock ISD assigning laptops for students in case post-Spring Break plan changes (KCBD)
• Plano ISD delays return from spring break, citing coronavirus precautions (Community Impact)
• Every Fort Worth school is getting a deep clean. Here's how it works (KERA)
• Most schools are completely unprepared for coronavirus and virtual learning (PBS NewsHour/The Hechinger Report)
• Coronavirus and parenting: What you need to know (NPR)

Thursday, March 12

• Two Texas public school districts halt classes over possible coronavirus risks (Texas Tribune)
• Round Rock ISD cancels district-sponsored out-of-state travel due to coronavirus concerns (Community Impact)
• Nacogdoches ISD takes advantage of Spring Break to deep clean schools (KLTV)
• When Should Schools Close For Coronavirus? (NPR)
• Virus Concerns Force Texas Universities To Extend Spring Break (Texas Standard)
• UT Austin Opens Health Clinic, Weighs Closure Plan As It Prepares For Potential Coronavirus Spread (KUT)
• Trinity University Closes Dorms Out Of COVID-19 Fears, Will Offer Prorated Reimbursements (Texas Public Radio)
• Most San Antonio Area Colleges Extend Spring Break Amid COVID-19 Threats (Texas Public Radio)
• Deadline Extension: NPR Student Podcast Challenge (NPR)
• As college students leave campuses over COVID-19, new considerations arise (PBS NewsHour)
• 'Big Mouth' Creators On Embracing The Awkwardness Of Puberty (NPR)

Wednesday, March 11

• Clear Creek ISD making progress on reforming special education (Community Impact)
• Three partners, one campus (Valley Morning Star)
• 'Student and staff safety is our top priority': Frisco ISD issues statement after resident tests 'presumptive positive' for COVID-19 (WFAA)
• Houston ISD releasing few details about 14 individuals self-quarantined due to possible coronavirus exposure (KHOU)
• Austin, Eanes ISDs suspend school-sponsored domestic travel (KXAN)
• How this school district is educating students at home during coronavirus outbreak (PBS NewsHour)
• Sourcing company improves Frisco ISD’s substitute shortage (Community Impact)

Tuesday, March 10

• Texas tried to take over Shepherd ISD. But a surprise, last-minute court order blocked those plans. (Texas Tribune)
• Report shows nearly half of Muslim students in DFW say they've experienced bullying (KERA)
• Fort Worth ISD hacked, joining other Texas schools, towns hit by ransomware attacks (Texas Standard/KERA)
• As virus outbreak spreads, schools face a dilemma (PBS NewsHour/Associated Press)
• A growing number of U.S. colleges cancel classes amid coronavirus fears (NPR)
• Rice University cancels in-person classes over coronavirus concerns (Houston Public Media)
• UT Austin prepares for online classes in case COVID-19 comes to campus (KUT)
• Edible car contest teaches students engineering with a fun twist (KERA)
• Klein ISD maintains Level 1 risk status amid coronavirus concerns, cleaning facilities during spring break (Community Impact)
• Teacher Hopes YouTube Lessons Help Others If Class Time Is Lost Over Coronavirus (NBC DFW)
• Plano ISD asks students to self-quarantine after spring break travel (Plano Star Courier)
• Bullard ISD to implement mobile metal detectors at middle and high schools (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Monday, March 9

• State senator declares audit and more Teacher Retirement System transparency (Reform Austin)
• Clark Principal, 7 Other SA Educators Named Finalists for H-E-B Awards (Rivard Report)
• Slaton High School Named 2020 NIET Founder’s Award Finalist, Receives $10,000 (NIET)
• Texas seizes power from small East Texas school district, splitting town opinion (Texas Tribune)
• Alice students take part in anti-bullying short film with a personal message (KIII)
• After 2018's mass shooting, Santa Fe school officials will let some employees carry firearms at all times (Texas Tribune)
• Former South San district leaders join boards of proposed charter schools (Texas Public Radio)
• Channelview ISD employee notifies district that family member is under quarantine for possible coronavirus (Click2Houston)
• Task force rolls out four options for the future of UTPB STEM Academy (YourBasin)
• Thousands of SAISD students lack internet. Here’s how the district’s tackling the digital divide. (Rivard Report)
• Palo Duro High School’s culinary class cooking up success (KAMR/KCIT)

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