RACINE â The Racine Unified School District is set to receive approximately $69 million from the federal government over the next four years for pandemic recovery efforts. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, asked district officials on Monday how they plan to spend it.
The money will come from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, created as part of the initial COVID-19 stimulus package approved by Congress in March 2020, signed by Donald Trump and updated with additional funds through the second stimulus in January.
âThe last year has certainly been challenging for everybody,â Vos said during Unifiedâs Legislative Committee meeting on Monday. âEvery parent, every taxpayer, every business owner. I think every American has really gone through tough times but the good news is we are coming on the other side of the pandemic in so many ways.â