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⢠The second round of COVID-19 relief funding for Northeast Mississippiâs K-12 schools is around four times larger than the first, with local schools receiving millions of dollars in aid.
Mississippi will receive about $724 million in Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act enacted in December, compared to $169 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted last March.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) can use up to 10% of the total allocation, $72 million. The rest will go to schools.
Mississippiâs K-12 schools were allocated a total of $652 million. Each district was notified by the MDE of their total allocation amount on Feb. 5.
TUPELO • The second round of COVID-19 relief funding for Northeast Mississippi’s K-12 schools is around four times larger than the first, with local schools receiving millions of dollars in