Guam’s schools will receive an additional $110 million in federal pandemic assistance, according to Department of Education Superintendent Jon Fernandez, who said the public schools plan to use some of that money to: continue the online learning option through next school year; help struggling students catch up; and ensure school facilities are safe for face-to-face instruction.
DOE plans to phase out the hard-copy learning option, he said, in order to focus on face-to-face instruction and online instruction.
“We were awarded an additional $110 million from the U.S. Department of Education through the latest stimulus package that was passed by Congress,” Fernandez said, noting the governor has been awarded an additional $33 million in federal funding to support education.