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News Articles: COVID relief

Georgia school superintendents Mary Elizabeth Davis (Henry County), Michael Duncan (Pike County) and Keith Simmons (Griffin-Spalding County Schools) discuss how their districts used federal COVID relief funds.

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How Georgia school districts are spending $6 billion in federal COVID relief funds

A new report looks at how Georgia’s schools are using the influx of nearly $6 billion in federal COVID relief funds that have flowed to districts across the state since 2020.  

November 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
Los Angeles International Airport and SoFi Stadium employers spoke with potential job applicants at a job fair in Inglewood, Calif., in September. About 19% of all households in an NPR poll say they lost all their savings during the COVID-19 outbreak, and have none to fall back on.

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Black and Latino families continue to bear pandemic's great economic toll in U.S.

A new poll finds more than 55% of Black and Latino households have faced serious financial problems in recent months. And more than a quarter have depleted their savings.

October 25, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Mary Spoto, general manager of Madison Chop House Grille, prepares for the next shift in the file photo from Monday, April 27, 2020, in Madison, Ga. Most restrictions on restaurants were lifted over Memorial Day following an executive order from Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp.

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Political Rewind: Kemp Ends Most COVID Restrictions; Reactions To Pending Trial In Arbery Killing

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Many of Georgia’s COVID-19 restrictions are now lifted. An executive order from Gov. Brian Kemp relaxed public health rules in many spaces including restaurants, bars, and child care facilities yesterday. And while the order attempts to discourage public schools from enforcing their own mask mandates, it falls short of a ban on local mask rules. 

June 01, 2021
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  • Sam Bermas-Dawes and
  • Emilia Brock
The Texas Supreme Court has allowed an emergency order to expire. Housing groups warn that this could result in thousands of people losing their homes to eviction. Tenants' rights advocates, like those pictured here in Boston, have pushed for stronger protections for renters during the pandemic.

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Texas Courts Open Eviction Floodgates: 'We Just Stepped Off A Cliff'

Judges in Texas are being told it's not their job to enforce a CDC order aimed at stopping evictions. Housing groups fear that a wave of unnecessary evictions will leave thousands homeless.

April 07, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold

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