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Oct. 11, 2022 - WA schools ask for more time to spend $2.6B
10/11/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
WA schools ask for more time to spend $2.6B in COVID relief.
Programs to address students’ social-emotional needs rely on continued access to the funds, superintendents say.
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Oct. 11, 2022 - WA schools ask for more time to spend $2.6B
10/11/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Programs to address students’ social-emotional needs rely on continued access to the funds, superintendents say.
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Washington schools are asking for more time to spend $2.6 billion in COVID relief.
K through 12 schools in the state have only spent about half of the relief dollars so far.
In August, more than 40 Washington school leaders joined hundreds of districts across the country in a letter to the Department of Education asking for a deadline extension.
Administrators say that pending deadlines could undermine long term contracts and risk forfeiting money on equipment caught in supply chain delays.
They fear federal deadlines in 2025 will cut short projects addressing lost academic progress, school air quality, and student mental health.
These dollars can go towards programs like summer schools and tutoring, in addition to wellness expenses like extra school nurses and counselors.
I'm Starla Sampaco find nonprofit Northwest News every day on crosscut.com.
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