PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NEWS
SANTA FE New Mexico will receive $979 million in new federal aid for education, with 90% to be allocated by the Public Education Department to individual school districts and state charter schools to help safely reopen schools and address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on students.
Of the remaining 10%, half ($48.9 million) will be earmarked for evidence-based interventions to address learning loss; 1% ($9.8 million) will be used for evidence-based summer-enrichment programs; and 1% ($9.8 million) will go toward evidence-based comprehensive after-school programs.
After those earmarks, the Public Education Department will spend the remaining $30 million on previously established priorities including accelerated instruction, closing the digital divide and supporting students with disabilities and students at-risk.
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