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Houston ISD budget: Congresswoman calls for audit of pandemic-era federal funds

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U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia is calling on the U.S. Department of Education to audit funding that the Houston Independent School District received from the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"With the undemocratic takeover of HISD by the state of Texas, I have grave concerns about the financial wellbeing of the district. Widespread layoffs have been announced of widely acclaimed and beloved teachers, administrators, and staff members, leading to families protesting outside their neighborhood schools," Rep. Garcia wrote in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

RELATED: Parents protest principal ousting, more staff cuts fearedIn her letter to Secretary Cardona, Rep. Garcia also asked the U.S. Department of Education to look into the finances of another Texas school district."First, recent news stories have reported that Ector ISD had sent state funds to Third Future Schools, a charter school operator, in Colorado.

 

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