health. not only that, we have learned a lot about the spread of covid in schools. according to the cdc, several studies show transmission among students is relatively rare, particularly when prevention strategies are in place. speaking of prevention strategies, congressional indicated $190 billion in covid relief to help america's schools reopen, funding ppe, improved ventilation, technology and tutoring programs. and get this, chicago received almost 2.8 billion in federal aid since march 20th, according to data analysis by chalk beat. for all the challenges that students still face from omicron, most of the chicago teachers union concerns about masks, ventilations from one year ago have been addressed, big time. as for testing challenges, 350,000 rapid tests will be september to chicago public schools courtesy of abbott labs.