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Analysis: Emergency aid won’t last forever. Using some to create a corps of coaches, coordinators & mentors to support teachers would ensure long-term benefits
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden on March 11 allocates $129 billion to help elementary and secondary schools rebound from the severe disruptions to school life caused by COVID-19. Additionally, the law stipulates that recipients are obliged to spend “not less than 20 percent of such funds to address learning...
By Jim Balfanz and Carole G. Basile | April 12, 2021