TDOE Announces State Spending Strategy For Nearly $4.2 Billion In Historic Federal Stimulus Funding For K-12 Education Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The Tennessee Department of Education on Wednesday announced the spending strategy for the state’s portion of the federal COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus funding, totaling almost $4.2 billion statewide, to benefit K-12 students and schools in Tennessee.
Over the course of the last year, the U.S. Congress responded to the global COVID-19 health pandemic by passing several pieces of legislation to send an historic influx of federal funding to states. Between four major sources of federal relief and stimulus funding, Tennessee will benefit from almost $4.2 billion for K-12 education specifically, to be spent between spring 2020 and fall 2024.
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May 19, 2021 •
Ben Pounds/The Oak Ridger/TNS (TNS) Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visited Oak Ridge High School on Friday and looked at an in-progress airplane that students are building.
He also examined a flight simulator and an engine and talked to various teachers and officials at Oak Ridge Schools about vocational training programs, before speaking to a civics class.
TDOE announces spending strategy for state s portion of economic stimulus funding for K-12 education
Tennessee will benefit from almost $4.2 billion for K-12 education specifically, to be spent between spring 2020 and fall 2024. Author: Dalisa Robles (WBIR) Updated: 12:25 PM EDT May 19, 2021
TENNESSEE, USA The Tennessee Department of Education announced the spending strategy for the state’s portion of the federal COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus funding to benefit K-12 students and schools.
Tennessee will benefit from almost $4.2 billion for K-12 education specifically, to be spent between spring 2020 and fall 2024.
“This historic amount of federal funding provides an opportunity to innovate and transform the trajectory of Tennessee schools and students,” said Governor Bill Lee. “It’s imperative that we keep student achievement at the center of all decision-making to put them on a path for success in our classrooms, postseconda
(The Center Square) â Tennessee is set to receive nearly $4.2 billion in taxpayer-supported federal COVID-19 relief to help schools, and the Tennessee Department of Education announced Wednesday how that money will be spent.
The largest spending will go toward two programs: the Tennessee Literacy Success Act and Reading 360, which will receive $120.7 million, and the Tennessee Learning Loss and Student Acceleration Act, which will get $170.5 million.
The latter focuses on summer remediation camps in 2021 and 2022 across the state with a focus on opportunities for students from lower-income homes and those with disabilities who are more likely to have fallen behind during school shutdowns.
“I’m happy with the end of the year. I’m excited we got back to some normalcy under Plan A,” West Henderson High School Principal Luke Manuel said. “We’re glad to see our students.” Middle and high school students in the county returned to full-time, in-person learning under the state’s Plan A option in March. Other recently relaxed Covid-19 restrictions in North Carolina also mean schools will hold graduation ceremonies in the county on May 28 that will look similar to past graduations with seniors receiving their diplomas outdoors, except for Hendersonville High School, which holds its graduation in the gym. Last year, high school graduation was a drive-through event with families watching from cars as graduates received diplomas one at a time.