The Public School System is expecting another $23 million or more once the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate agree on a second relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n
During a special board meeting last week, Tim Thornburgh, PSS Federal Programs manager, reported that PSS can expect equal or more than what they previously received from the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Stabilization fund from the CARES Act. <\/p>\n
\u201cEssentially there\u2019s going to be a second education fund program and we\u2019re looking forward to that. It\u2019s going to be a second educational stabilization fund and it would not surprise me if it would be equal or even greater than the amount of our current education stabilization fund,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
In the Senate\u2019s version of the relief bill, USDOE can expect around $70 billion for K-12 education and $30 billion for post-secondary education. <\/p>\n
\u201cBasically the senators would provide $70 billion for K-12 education and another $30 billion for post-secondary education, and then $5 billion at the governor\u2019s discretion to support. That looks very promising. We\u2019ll be following this very carefully,\u201d Thornburgh said. <\/p>\n
Thornburgh said as of the timeline, the U.S. Senate would like to pass their version of the relief bill in the next few weeks. <\/p>\n
\u201cI know the Senate would like to get this passed in the next couple of weeks and we already have staff from the house and senate trying to reconcile the two bills. One is $3 trillion and the other will be at $1 trillion, there will be some give and take,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
However, before PSS can receive the funding, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate must first reconcile their two relief bills. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe HEROES Act, which was the House-passed version and now the Senate has passed their version called the HEALS Act. Basically, it\u2019s offering very large amounts but it\u2019s going to take a little while for the House and Senate to reconcile their two different bills,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Fortunately, Thornburgh said, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate realize that support for public education is essential to reopening the economy. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Republican Senate has moved big time last month. After the recess, they went home, they got a real earful and they realized that if they want to go back to a full employment economy, we\u2019ve got to support our public schools as well,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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