Education officials seek input, draft plan for federal aid
May 4, 2021
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking opinions from various people and groups as it drafts a plan for how to spend federal aid.
Officials are gathering input from stakeholders as it develops plans to use its portion of American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, a statement from the agency said. The Education Department is asking students, families, educators, civil rights organizations and others to take an eight-question survey that will be offered in English and Spanish through May 7.
The survey asks about top issues students are facing and needs they have that are related to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kentucky Department of Education is seeking opinions from various people and groups as it drafts a plan for how to spend federal aid. A statement from the agency says officials are gathering input from stakeholders as it develops plans to use about $2 billion of American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
The Education Department is asking students, families, educators, civil rights organizations and others to take an eight-question survey that will be offered through May 7. The survey asks about top issues students are facing and needs they have that are related to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.
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For the month of November, the state is averaging 45,000 tests per day.
Testing sites around the state have seen a huge increase in volume over the last two weeks. Learn more about that here
If you would like to get tested here are some sites the Governor highlighted in his briefing today:
Testing is available in Harrison Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harrison Community Center on Warren Street
In Jersey City, tests will be available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this upcoming Monday and Wednesday at the United Way on Bergen Avenue, and from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at the Bethune Center on MLK Drive.
Three rounds of federal relief dollars are giving Mahoning County school districts more opportunities to address students’ academic needs in cleaner, safer buildings with updated technology.
With Ohio schools being awarded $4.47 billion in American Recovery Act funds, area public school leaders are now trying to figure out the best ways to use this money over the next three years to get students back on track with learning and strengthen their districts.
In this latest round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, there will be an estimated $6.88 billion released since the schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic last March.