Enrollment in the archdiocese has shrunk to a fifth of what it was in the mid-1960s. Privacy Policy  |  Program Sponsorship. Schools have been allowed to use summer rules for meals programs, which means that families can pick up food at locations around the community, and community organizations can receive federal reimbursement for the support they provide. [Read More: The Challenge of Taking Attendance in Remote Learning]. This allows students to receive special education services or visit health providers virtually, using a smart phone or computers, without risking a visit to an office or hospital. He says 4,400 students, or 6 percent of 71,000 elementary and secondary students at 209 Catholic schools, are receiving tax-credit scholarships. Boozy freeze pops coming from the local firm behind Fla-Vor-Ice, One Evanston hotel opens, another books NU students, McCormick Place loses big 2021 event to COVID, Trump's debts are the least mysterious aspect of his finances, 2 Titanic survivors lived in this house for sale. On Oct. 1, the House approved a  $2.2.trillion aid package, a scaled-down version of the HEROES Act, after failing to reach agreement in negotiations with the White House. Hero Elementary is a school for budding superheroes, where kids learn to master their innate powers, like flying and teleportation, while exploring science along the way. Please select at least one newsletter to subscribe. In an April 27 report, she did not recommend any waivers for the "core tenets" of the federal law that requires providing services for students with disabilities. He says he thinks a repeal bill will be introduced in next year's session. The U.S. Education Department has released estimates of how much money each state should receive, ranging from $32 million in stabilization funding for K-12 education in Wyoming to $1.6 billion in California. An analysis by The Learning Policy Institute estimates how much each state could receive, ranging from nearly $22 billion for California's K-12 schools to $262 million for Wyoming's. Congressional Democrats have also questioned the methodology for choosing which states receive the discretionary grants does not necessary benefit communities most affected by the coronavirus outbreak. "In enacting the education funding provisions of the CARES Act, Congress spoke with a clear voice...," wrote Friedrich, a Trump appointee to the court. Bruce Rauner's signature. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Members of Congress and education leaders are already contemplating how to support K-12 schools in future stimulus bills. As you may have heard, the deadline to participate in the U.S. Census has been moved to this Thursday, Oct. 15 from the original date of Oct. 31. Some districts initially declined to provide instruction to any students because they could not address the needs of those with disabilities. I. As lawmakers formulate the next round of fiscal relief to fight the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, two pieces of legislation have emerged as the clear starting points for negotiations: the Senate's Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act and the House-approved Heroes Act. 84.295A], Molly of Denali, ™/© 2020 WGBH Educational Foundation. The state's two big teachers unions, the 135,000-member Illinois Education Association and the Illinois Federation of Teachers, with 100,000 members, also are opposed but, like the CTU, offer no roadmap to repeal. On the Senate side, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will bring a smaller relief package up for a vote on Wednesday. With more than 120,000 schools nationwide shuttered for the foreseeable future, millions of students have lost access to an important source of health care. Private school funding was a point of contention in the Spring after the U.S. Education Department developed guidance and then an interim rule on how CARES Act dollars should be shared with private schools. HERO ELEMENTARY is a school for ... DA: 22 PA: 2 MOZ Rank: 73 How is it? It's on the table at this condo tower. FutureEd All Rights Reserved. You can send us an email. "There is going to be a push," says Martwick, a member of a House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee. 6:30 AM WordWorld. We are an independent, solution-oriented think tank at Georgetown University's, How Governors Are Spending Their CARES Act Education Dollars, Roadmaps to Reopening: States' Guidance to Schools, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, The Challenge of Taking Attendance in Remote Learning, Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act, How Federal Covid Aid Can Support Students and Schools, How the Health and Education Sectors Can Collaborate, Tracking State Legislation on the Coronavirus. And $11.9 billion would go toward helping colleges and universities address pandemic-related challenges. That said, some states have restrictions on what services must be delivered in person, especially for students with disabilities. Neither bill received a vote in the Senate. On the campaign trail, J.B. Pritzker insisted he would end a controversial tax-credit program for private school students. Typically Title I dollars can flow to private school students for "equitable services," such as tutoring, if the students are deemed low achieving and live in an attendance zone for a Title 1 public school. DeVos's interim rule, now blocked by a federal court ruling, allowed districts to treat the money as Title I aid, giving it only to schools serving low-income students in both the public and private sector, but it would be subject to Title I rules. McConnell said the bill the Senate will consider this week will look a great deal like the $500 billion package that it rejected in September. E-mail our editor He says 4,400 students, or 6 percent of 71,000 elementary and secondary students at 209 Catholic schools, are receiving tax-credit scholarships. Here's why. Developing and implementing procedures and systems to improve the preparedness and response efforts of local educational agencies. Purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software, and connectivity) for students who are served by the local educational agency that aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors, including low-income students and students with disabilities, which may include assistive technology or adaptive equipment. "More broadly, the truth remains that all schools and all students have borne the pandemic’s burden and need support," she wrote. Message from Superintendent Almendarez to Santa Ana Unified School District Community Regarding Census 2020. ©2020 XR 1 Productions Inc. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. 7:00 AM Peg + Cat. Any activity authorized by the ESEA of 1965, including the Native Hawaiian Education Act and the Alaska Native Educational Equity, Support, and Assistance Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, or subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.