Private schools in OKC, state benefit from federal relief funds By: Jennifer Palmer Oklahoma Watch February 16, 2021
A sign in an entryway at The Academy of Classical Christian Studies. The northeast Oklahoma City private school received $177,767 from Gov. Kevin Stitt’s federally funded Emergency Education Relief Fund and $598,179 in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans. (File photo by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)
Oklahoma private schools have qualified for federal relief funds in several ways.
Those include a tuition grant program created by Gov. Kevin Stitt, the Paycheck Protection Program, and a newly created federal program for non-public schools.
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TUPELO • The second round of COVID-19 relief funding for Northeast Mississippi’s K-12 schools is around four times larger than the first, with local schools receiving millions of dollars in
Jan 20, 2021 The Mansfield City Schools are set to receive $9 million over the next 3 years in COVID-19 relief funds to assist the district for unexpected costs from the pandemic. RichandSource.com reports that district treasurer Tacy Courtright made the announcement this week that the money will come from the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund. One of the biggest costs due to COVID-19 has been the need for more substitute teachers.
As COVID-19 spreads, New York City schools prepare to reopen Monday after holiday break
New York City educators must organize to close all schools and prevent the deepening spread of the pandemic. Only the New York City Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee is fighting for this perspective. Join and help build the committee by signing up today at wsws.org/edsafety.
On Wednesday, authorities announced that New York City’s seven-day rolling average for the positivity rate for COVID-19 tests rose to 7.93 percent. Cases have increased 25 percent and deaths 64 percent in the last 14 days. Nevertheless, the city’s Democratic mayor, Bill de Blasio, assured the media that schools would reopen on January 4 after the holiday break.