When Christy Fox thinks about why federal funding is important to Austin ISD, she thinks about who those dollars support: staff typically working with the district's most vulnerable students. "I think about the human behind it," she said, "because these are real people that have real relationships to help children be successful." Fox is the executive director of state and federal programs for Austin ISD. She said the district is facing unprecedented uncertainty about the future of grants it receives through the U.S. Department of Education as the Trump administration moves to close it.
READ MORE
------------------------------
Michael Spurlin
ATPE
------------------------------