Heres How Some Cash-Strapped Indiana Schools Will Spend Federal COVID Funds to Upgrade Buildings
Here's How Some Cash-Strapped Indiana Schools Will Spend Federal COVID Funds to Upgrade Buildings (Lauren Chapman/IPB News) Nearly $2.6 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds is headed to Indiana public schools. In rural districts where income from property taxes is low, some of that money will pay for long-delayed building maintenance. In one school system, the superintendent hopes to replace flooring that’s more than three decades old. In another, leaders are considering building an addition to make space for social distancing. Many districts will overhaul heating, ventilation and ai...