Stimulus Package Money For Schools

Education advocates and school leaders have said for almost a year that they need an urgent injection of funds to support students and reopen schools.

Stimulus package money for schools. How much money will schools get and how will it be divvied up. Of that 54 3 billion will go to k 12 public schools 22 7. The nearly 900 billion stimulus package hammered out by congress this weekend and attached to a regular spending bill includes a total of 82 billion for education.

Breaking down the 900b stimulus package and 1 4t omnibus bill the legislation offers a wide range of help both for individuals and for struggling elements of the economy from mass transit to. Of the 900 billion package 81 9 billion is earmarked for education. How much money will schools get and how will it be divvied up.

The new federal stimulus package will provide about 4 billion in aid for k 12 public schools in new york and it will be up to the state to determine how the money will be spent sen. President trump finally signed a. Schools get a 54 billion lifeline in stimulus package but the money won t last for long.

A look at what s in the stimulus package trump signed the 900 billion package provides more relief beyond the 600 checks that have become the focus in washington. Only 908 million would be allowed for for profit colleges but the money could only be used for financial aid for students not for the schools themselves. 23 billion for higher.

The first covid 19 stimulus package provided only 30 billion for education purposes. The stimulus package released in full monday has 82 billion for schools including 22 7 billion earmarked for colleges and universities and 54 3 billion for elementary and secondary education. In the last package k 12 public schools specifically received around 54 billion.