The federal government allocated $830 million in the latest round of COVID-19 aid to Kansas public education for use to help student rebound from the pandemic through 2024. Here, the Shawnee Heights school board near Topeka voted in December for a hybrid of in-person and online instruction. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)
TOPEKA The Kansas Department of Education plans to use a slice of $830 million in new federal funding for public education to address COVID-19 learning deficits by training K-3 teachers to help students absorb more from their reading.
Half of the 10% set aside for the state agency must be dedicated to rebounding students from the pandemic, while 1% has to be allocated for summer session and 1% for after-school programs. These dollars are to be invested in 286 public school districts across Kansas to counter the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on certain student populations and take into account the overall social, emotional and academic needs of nearly 500,
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