Jersey City Board of Education hosts special meeting to discuss upcoming budget
By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View
The budget hearing comes just over a week after the state cut the Jersey City Public School funding by $71 million, though some of that will be offset by $48.3 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.
“Underfunding has established inequities in our school, impacted the progress and safety of our kids, impacted our ability to handle this pandemic, and hindered our ability to reopen our schools,” said Nancy Pokler who identified as a member of Jersey City Together.
“I’m hoping that at this time this school funding hot potato game will finally be called out and that our leaders of our Board of Education will put all political aspirations and pressures aside in order to establish ownership over the future of our schools. Our local funding responsibility shouldn’t be overlooked.”
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. As more students return to the classroom, school district officials are brainstorming ways to reverse some of the learning loss experienced during the pandemic. Superintendents from five Kentucky school districts pitched how they plan to use their portion of $928 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) funding.
What You Need To Know
Kentucky school districts are planning out how they ll spend their portion of $928 million in federal funding
The funds are coming from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) program
Some districts will use the funds for student transportation, dropout prevention, and programs to combat learning loss endured during the pandemic
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March 5, 2021 5:15 PM Site staff
Release from the State of Oklahoma Department of Education:
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 5, 2021) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister has announced the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is allocating $49 million in federal relief dollars to 88 Oklahoma school districts that had received limited funds under Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II.
The funds are part of the set-aside ESSER II dollars that had been allocated to the OSDE.
“These recipients had received the least amount of federal aid but, like all public school districts throughout our state, are struggling with financial burdens exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Hofmeister. “These additional foundational dollars will help strengthen their ability to meet the many challenges posed by COVID-19.”