Dispute Over Federal COVID Money For Texas Schools

Should federal Covid money earmarked for schools be used to cover the state’s education budget or be given on top of the state money? Ovidia Molina of the Texas State Teachers Association fears they will swap out Texas’ cash for the federal money. They expect Governor Abbott to call a special session of the state legislature in the fall to deal with redistricting. He could include the appropriation of the billions of federal COVID dollars at the same time.