For K-12 schools, this waiver permits local and state education waivers for maintenance of effort funding requirements and the flexibility to exceed the 15% carryover limitation for Title I funding. These waivers are in place for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year, and throughout the next...
Once an institution has received the grant money, it is up to them to distribute the funds to students as needed. The Secretary of Education released a statement encouraging schools to think of the neediest students first, and establish a threshold per student, so that as many students as po...
With school closures and the loss of millions of jobs, many families are experiencing food insecurity. To address this concern, the CARES Act provides additional funding for the following programs: Child Nutrition– available through k-12 schools Food Banks– to support food banks’ ability to acq...
Schools must prioritize disbursing of these funds to students with exceptional need such as PELL eligible students. Students are not, however, required to be PELL eligible. William Edge Institute used the following categories to determine need: Category I, included all cash pay only students and ...
USDA/Food and Nutrition Service– $25.06 billion. Child Nutrition Programs – $8.8 billion. The bill provides additional funding for food purchases and demonstration projects to increase flexibility for schools. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) – $15.51 billion. The bill provides ...
In reports to ED, schools must also document that they have continued to pay all employees and contractors during the period of disruptions or closures to the greatest extent practicable. What does the CARES Act mean for Student Aid? The CARES Act provides numerous provisions to support study ...
U.S. Department of Education COVID – 19 information for schools and school personnel Information for Financial Aid Professionals website(for postsecondary school financial aid staff; look for information in the “Letters and Announcements” section) ...
State and local governments will receive$339.8 billionto help support local COVID-19 response efforts. These funds will be parsed out to support local schools and colleges and to fund programs designed to assist children and families. An estimated $43.7 billion has been allocated for education and...
“I think there were less colds this year among the students due to wearing the masks. We have an amazing school system and an amazing principal. This is a public school, and the school makes decisions for all students, and those who do not want to obey the schools rules should home ...
Teacher educators' responsibilities to these stakeholders, as well as to their students (pre-service teachers) and the mentor teachers and schools that act as hosts for field placements, create a complex working environment with, at times, conflicting interests....