Public schools in the Mahoning Valley got their own report cards Thursday from the Ohio Department of Education, and test results show slight changes from last
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Keeping employees at work and addressing student learning losses in sanitized, better-ventilated buildings are just some examples of how school districts in Trumbull County will use three rounds of federal relief funds.
With Ohio schools being awarded $4.47 billion in American Recovery Act funds, area public school leaders now are trying to figure out the best ways to use this money over the next three years to get students back on track with learning and strengthen their districts.
With this latest round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, there will be an estimated $6.88 billion released since the schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic last March.
Youngstown William Holmes McGuffey PK-8 Elementary School third-grade teacher Marc Ellis teaches a math lesson to students in September 2019. Youngstown schools CEO Justin Jennings is noncommittal about when students in the Mahoning Valleyâs largest district will return to classrooms for in-person teaching, but Gov. Mike DeWine wants students to return by March 1.
Staff file photo / R. Michael Semple Youngstown schools CEO Justin Jennings is noncommittal about when students in the Mahoning Valley’s largest district will return to classrooms for in-person teaching.
Youngstown schools have been operating under an all-remote system since the governor closed schools last spring.
“We are continuing to review our options,” Jennings said. “We are looking at the science in making our decisions. We are talking to local and state health departments, to doctors at both Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals, and are looking at what is being done in school districts with sim