Ala. schools getting $2B from American Rescue Plan; MPS getting almost $130M
MPS getting almost $130M from American Rescue Plan By WSFA Staff | May 4, 2021 at 11:47 AM CDT - Updated May 4 at 8:20 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-District 7, held a news conference Tuesday from Carver High School in Montgomery where she highlighted local effects from the Biden administrationâs American Rescue Plan.
The plan includes $2 billion in funding for the stateâs public schools to safely reopen. Of that money, almost $130 million will go to the Montgomery public school system to help schools reopen safely, stay open safely and make up for lost learning time.
Students and staff at Carver High School in Montgomery are being forced to go virtual for two weeks. Montgomery Public Schools officials announced the decision Tuesday after an employee with the system tested positive for COVID-19 and was in close contact with several personnel and students at the high school. The mandatory 14-day period will start Wednesday, January 14. MPS.