After Cy-Fair ISD trustees eliminated more than half of the district's librarians, students and parents say their school libraries are open only part of the time this year. A fourth-grader at Fiest Elementary says that makes him "sad."
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A month after voting to remove science textbook chapters that touch on topics such as climate change and vaccines, Cy-Fair ISD trustees have given themselves greater oversight over library materials in the Houston-area school district.
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Board members voted 6-1 on Monday night to update the district’s procedures for acquiring books and other content for its school libraries, which has been the responsibility of campus-level librarians and principals.
Community members, educators, parents and students delivered sharp criticisms this week to leaders in Cy-Fair ISD, and to state officials, after it was revealed that 50 librarian positions were being eliminated in response to a budget shortfall.
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Many of the dozen-plus speakers at a school board workshop Thursday night took shots at Texas state leaders for their role in the Houston-area district's impending financial crisis – calling on their locally elected trustees to demand more funding.
A district budget committee reported that $68 million is needed to close the gap for the upcoming school year at Cy-Fair ISD.
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