New York to receive $58 million to support homeless students
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New York State will receive $58 billion to support homeless students under the American Rescue Plan. (Staten Island Advance/Shira Stoll)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New York state will receive more than $58 million in funds to support homeless students under the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced last week.
The department announced plans to distribute $800 million to states to help support the needs of students experiencing homelessness under the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief - Homeless Children and Youth fund.
RI Education Commissioner Infante-Green
In a wide-ranging interview, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green discussed the state of education in Rhode Island and all the hot-button issues.
As schools across the state try to recover from the impacts of shutdowns and online learning due to the pandemic, the Commissioner faces challenges in negotiations with the Providence Teachers Union, legislative battles at the State House over school funding and charter schools and implementing a strategy to improve Providence Public Schools.
It has been nearly two years since the Johns Hopkins University report was released which found that Providence Public Schools were among the worst in the country.
Q Exactly. So are you guys going to take
MS. PSAKI: So you mean extending it or making it permeant?
Q Is that the position the definite position?
MS. PSAKI: The
Q Progressives and plenty of moderates also say that it should be extended permanently, is that the position?
MS. PSAKI: Sure. What I was trying to clarify I apologize is that it’s not currently permanent.
Q Right.
Q Whether that’ll be a red line, like you said, or
MS. PSAKI: Well
Q a definite part of proposal.
MS. PSAKI: And the President absolutely feels that that the Child Tax Credit provides essential funding and help to people who need help the most. That’s why, in the American Rescue Plan, he increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000 per child, and to $3,600 for children under the age of 6. And the expansion was the single-largest policy contributor to cutting child poverty, as is evidenced by the chart we had up.
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Phoenixville Area School District received $3,300,048 in federal funding for reopening schools safely. (Shutterstock)
PHOENIXVILLE, PA Phoenixville Area School District will receive one-third of the $9.15 million in federal funds going to Pennsylvania s 157th District to help reopen classrooms.
State Rep. Melissa Shusterman (D-157th) announced today that three schools in her legislative district received a total of $9.15 million in federal relief funds, which will help get students back into the classroom full time. Phoenixville Area School District received $3,300,048, Shusterman s office said.
Subscribe It s promising to see this multi-million-dollar investment into our local school districts as we work toward restoring a sense of normalcy in Pennsylvania, Shusterman said.