Watch booktv on cspan2 this weekend. Education weeks go by this reporter Daarel Burnette joins us now for conversation of the opening this fall. President trump has made it clear he wants schools open in the fall and pesco so far as to say last week he will cut off federal funding for schools that dont reopen. Can you do that . By understand how that is no company would be very difficult for them to do that. The biggest thing is that most of their funding has been sent out for the school year. The second thing is congress controls the Purse Strings and so they have created rules around exactly when money gets in a come how much money gets sent out and exactly what School Districts need to do to receive money. The last thing is that if congress decides to provide more bailout money for School Districts, they would have to write, they would have to agree to give the strings to betsy devos to decide when to dole out when and how to give any extra money out. My extent is no. One of the thi
Strings. They have created rules around exactly when money gets sent out, how much, and exactly what School Districts need to do to receive that money. The last thing is that if congress decides to provide more bailout money for School Districts, they would have to agree to give the strings to betsy devos to decide when and how to dole out money. One of the things i want to point out is federal money is targeted toward low income schools. What betsy divorce is saying is devos. Y divorce host we talk about what is being proposed in the heroes act that are being pushed right now for future additional aid. Act, theder the cares School District can get 13 billion which is really a drop in the bucket. Was targeted they wanted it to spend it on last years costs when they had to shutdowns close in march, purchasing laptops for kids, wifi, etc. The heroes act which has been proposed in the house, that would provide 60 billion for schools. Again, most education advocates are saying they would n
About reopening schools which is on the top of the minds of mostly everyone in the country. We at the afc really want to reopen schools safely for our kids and for the staff that work with our kids every single day. And we didnt hear anything from the president about this for weeks and weeks until after joe biden spoke at the ada Convention Earlier last week letting him educators, pledging support for Public Education and now celebrating President Trump invested has woken up about schools and about reopening after being completely silent or months. But instead of doing what we can usually count on the president to do , in terms of leading with a plan that keeps teachers, kids , families say, trump is demanding schools and campuses reopen without funding any of the necessary measures to do so safely. Rejecting the cdc guidance and he and betsy devos are threatening to withhold funds if schools dont reopen area thats not president ial. Thats not nice. Thatsreckless and dangerous and its
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Comprehensive and i think a very bold bill that address the very real needs facing this country as we struggle to contain the coronavirus. During the 75 days that passed , we democrats have pressed Republican Leadership to take up the heroes act in the senate. Ember 75 days we have been told no. Simple, bring it up and vote for it or against it. Amended if you want, but lets have some real action. And for the 75 days we watch the virus spread. We saw the death toll rise as President Trump stood by denying the severity of the crisis. Attacking the scientists, assuring the american site engine that the virus would go away on its own. For 75 days he watches critical deadline pour down on us for programs that offer a lifeline to the American People. Including the expiration of federal unemployment benefits. In a moratorium on evictions. And this week on monday, after 73 days of waiting, Senate Republicans finally unveiled their proposal to address the coronavirus pandemic. And even some re