/tags/pandemic Pandemic en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:07:03 GMT /education/2024-06-17/austin-texas-aisd-staar-test-results-math-post-pandemic Austin ISD students, like kids throughout Texas, are seeing gains in reading proficiency since the COVID-19 pandemic, but math is another story. Educators and policy experts say more resources are needed to help students catch up. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:07:03 GMT /education/2024-06-17/austin-texas-aisd-staar-test-results-math-post-pandemic Becky Fogel /education/2023-09-22/i-dont-want-to-go-back-to-the-struggle-austin-child-care-providers-brace-for-end-of-covid-aid Nearly 50% of child care providers in AG真人百家乐 County are not sure if they鈥檒l be able to keep their doors open after federal relief funds run out. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:01:00 GMT /education/2023-09-22/i-dont-want-to-go-back-to-the-struggle-austin-child-care-providers-brace-for-end-of-covid-aid Becky Fogel /covid-19/2023-05-11/the-covid-19-public-health-emergency-is-ending-but-austin-says-people-should-remain-careful The federal emergency expires at the end of the day. Austin Public Health officials remind people COVID is still circulating and asks them to do what they can to prevent its spread. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:57:18 GMT /covid-19/2023-05-11/the-covid-19-public-health-emergency-is-ending-but-austin-says-people-should-remain-careful Jennifer Stayton /education/2023-04-21/local-church-gives-austin-isd-24-000-to-cover-student-lunch-debt A federal waiver that allowed schools to provide free meals to all students regardless of family income expired after Republicans in Congress blocked efforts to renew it. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:07:18 GMT /education/2023-04-21/local-church-gives-austin-isd-24-000-to-cover-student-lunch-debt Becky Fogel /education/2022-12-22/donors-pay-off-school-meal-balances-at-georgetown-isd-campuses-ahead-of-the-holidays While Congress made school meals free for all children throughout most of the pandemic, that program expired in June 2022. Georgetown ISD officials said the change was jarring for families and outstanding meal balances started to rise during the first few months of the school year. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:28:00 GMT /education/2022-12-22/donors-pay-off-school-meal-balances-at-georgetown-isd-campuses-ahead-of-the-holidays Becky Fogel /2022-04-12/the-new-white-house-covid-czar-calls-for-calm-as-cases-rise-driven-by-ba-2 The country is in a good place in the pandemic, but we should prepare for an unpredictable future, according to the latest assessment from the new White House coronavirus boss. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:19:45 GMT /2022-04-12/the-new-white-house-covid-czar-calls-for-calm-as-cases-rise-driven-by-ba-2 Michael Levitt, Daniel Estrin /2022-02-14/if-youre-finding-this-stage-of-the-pandemic-especially-confusing-youre-not-alone It's another discombobulating moment in the pandemic, with conflicting signs of where the virus is heading and what people should do about it on a daily basis. Here's how to cope. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:19:10 GMT /2022-02-14/if-youre-finding-this-stage-of-the-pandemic-especially-confusing-youre-not-alone Rob Stein /en-espanol/2021-09-30/riesgo-covid-19-austin-condado-travis-baja-nivel-4 Oficiales de salud bajaron las recomendaciones locales de salud ante el descenso en el n煤mero de contagios y hospitalizaciones en las 煤ltimas semanas. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:51:55 GMT /en-espanol/2021-09-30/riesgo-covid-19-austin-condado-travis-baja-nivel-4 Alejandro Mart铆nez-Cabrera /covid-19/2021-09-28/austin-travis-county-move-back-to-stage-4-covid-19-guidelines Health officials downgraded their local health recommendations after new cases and hospitalizations have steadily decreased in the last few weeks. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:07:01 GMT /covid-19/2021-09-28/austin-travis-county-move-back-to-stage-4-covid-19-guidelines Alejandro Mart铆nez-Cabrera /covid-19/2021-09-24/austin-public-health-weekly-covid-19-update Austin health officials are touting several pieces of good news this week. AG真人百家乐 County hit a milestone with its vaccination efforts: 70% of people 12 and older in the county are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. And hospitalizations are on a downward trend. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:18:11 GMT /covid-19/2021-09-24/austin-public-health-weekly-covid-19-update Marisa Charpentier