Schools eye American Rescue Plan to change education

kAm$=@2? D49@@=D H:== @776C 367@C6 2?5 27E6C D49@@= C6>65:2E:@?]k^Am

kAm(:==:2>DG:==6 r6?EC2= H:== :?4C62D6 DF>>6C D49@@= 6?C@==>6?E 3J ?62C=J geT]k^Am

kAm$49@@= 5:DEC:4ED E92E 7@C J62CD 92G6 366? ECJ:?8 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H92E 2?5 H96C6 E@ >2<6 4FED 7:?5 E96>D6=G6D :? E96 F?FDF2= A@D:E:@? @7 7:8FC:?8 @FE 9@H E@ DA6?5[ E92?<D E@ 7656C2= A2?56>:4 C6=:67 7F?5:?8] u@C D@>6[ E96 7F?5D 2C6 2 ?66565 2:5 E@ 96=A DEF56?ED H9@ =@DE 8C@F?5 5FC:?8 E96 A2DE `d >@?E9D] ~E96CD H:== 92G6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 5C2DE:42==J 492?86 E96 4@FCD6 @7 65F42E:@?]k^Am

kAm|@C6 E92? Scgd >:==:@? :? 7656C2= 7F?5D H:== 5C@A :?E@ D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED :? tC:6 2?5 }:282C2 4@F?E:6D :? E96 ?6IE E9C66 J62CD E@ 255C6DD E96 :>A24E @7 E96 r@G:5\`h A2?56>:4[ H:E9 >@C6 >@?6J 8@:?8 E@ 9:896C ?665 5:DEC:4ED]k^Am

kAmpE =62DE a_T @7 E96 Sb`d >:==:@? :? p>6C:42? #6D4F6 !=2? >@?6J >FDE 36 FD65 E@ 562= H:E9 =62C?:?8 =@DD 3J DEF56?ED[ >2?J H9@ DA6?E >@C6 E:>6 ECJ:?8 E@ =62C? 2E 9@>6 E92? :? D49@@= 3F:=5:?8D D:?46 |2C49 a_a_] $49@@=D 2=D@ H6C6 2==@EE65 S`f_ >:==:@? 7C@> 2 5:776C6?E 7656C2= DE:>F=FD A@E[ E96 r@C@?2G:CFD #6DA@?D6 2?5 #6=:67 $FAA=6>6?E2= pAAC@AC:2E:@?D p4E]k^Am

kAmQxE’D 2 =2C86 DF> @7 >@?6J 7@C >2?J 5:DEC:4ED[Q D2:5 #@36CE }] {@HCJ yC][ 56AFEJ 5:C64E@C @7 E96 }6H *@C< $E2E6 r@F?4:= @7 $49@@= $FA6C:?E6?56?ED] QqFE :E H:== 8@ 2H2J 6G6?EF2==J]Qk^Am

kAm%96 >@?6J >FDE 36 DA6?E 3J $6AE6>36C a_ac]k^Am

kAm%96 7F?5:?8 4@F=5 36 EC2?D7@C>2E:G6 7@C D@>6 9:89 ?665D 5:DEC:4ED[ DF49 2D qF772=@[ H9:49 :D C646:G:?8 Sagh >:==:@?] }:282C2 u2==D H:== 36 86EE:?8 Scb >:==:@?] |@DE =@42= 5:DEC:4ED H:== C646:G6 36EH66? Sa]b >:==:@? 2?5 Sd >:==:@?] qFE E92E 42? DE:== >2<6 2 5:776C6?46] $=@2? H:== C646:G6 Sc]e >:==:@?[ H9:49 :D `bT @7 :ED @G6C2== 3F586E]k^Am

kAm}:282C2 u2==D H:== 36 255C6DD:?8 4@?E:?F:EJ @7 :?DECF4E:@? 2?5 D>@@E9 C6EFC? E@ =62C?:?8[ E649?@=@8J 2?5 42A:E2= :>AC@G6>6?ED H:E9 :ED DE:>F=FD 7F?5:?8[ $FA6C:?E6?56?E |2C< {2FCC:6 D2:5] %96 5:DEC:4E A=2?D E@ 9:C6 d` 255:E:@?2= DE277 >6>36CD[ 2>@?8 E96>[ 6:89E ?6H C625:?8 E62496CD E@ AC@G:56 D6CG:46D E@ E96 =@H6DE A6C7@C>:?8 7:CDE 8C256CD[ `a E62496CD 2?5 E6249:?8 2DD:DE2?ED 7@C >2E9 :?E6CG6?E:@?[ EH@ :?DECF4E:@?2= DEC2E68J 4@2496D[ E9C66 H@C<\32D65 =62C?:?8 4@@C5:?2E@CD 2?5 7:G6 D@4:2= H@C<6CD]k^Am

kAm%96 5:DEC:4E :D E2<:?8 25G2?E286 @7 E96 DE:>F=FD E@ 4C62E6 ?6H AC@8C2>D] %96 H@C<\32D65 =62C?:?8 4@@C5:?2E@CD H:== 3C:586 E96 82A 36EH66? D49@@= 2?5 H@C<[ 2?5 E96 5:DEC:4E :D 255:?8 =2E6 4C65:E C64@G6CJ^Q7=6IQ E62496CD 7@C E96 9:89 D49@@= E@ 96=A DEF56?ED H9@ =24< E96 4C65:ED E@ 8C25F2E6]k^Am

kAmQ$@>6 DEF56?ED 92G6 ?@E 366? DF446DD7F= :? E96 EC25:E:@?2= g E@ b 52J] (6’== H@C< H:E9 <:5D 7C@> ?@@? E@ dib_[Q {2FCC:6 D2:5]k^Am

kAm{2FCC:6 D2:5 96 5@6D ?@E 2?E:4:A2E6 92G:?8 E@ =2J @77 2?J @7 E96 ?6H 9:C6D H96? E96 7656C2= 7F?5:?8 6?5D :? D6G6C2= J62CD] %92EVD 3642FD6 v@G] p?5C6H |] rF@>@ A=65865 E@ 7F==J 7F?5 7@F?52E:@? 2:5 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 6I:DE:?8 7@C>F=2 7@C D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED] %96 5:DEC:4E 2=D@ :D =@@<:?8 E@ 82:? D@>6 255:E:@?2= >@?6J 7C@> E96 =2HDF:E :E 2?5 D6G6? @E96C D>2== 4:E:6D 3C@F89E 282:?DE E96 DE2E6 7@C :?4C62D65 DE2E6 2:5]k^Am

kAmp?5 :7 E9@D6 7F?5D 5CJ FA[ 2 ?F>36C @7 E62496CD H:== 36 C6E:C:?8 :? E96 4@>:?8 J62CD]k^Am

kAmpD @7 yF?6 a_a_[ bcT @7 E96 ae`[___ E62496CD :? }6H *@C< H6C6 d_ @C @=56C[ H9:49 AFED E96> :? E96 C6E:C6>6?E A:A6=:?6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ }6H *@C< $E2E6 &?:E65 %62496CD] %6? A6C46?E @7 E62496CD H6C6 F?56C b_]k^Am

kAmQ(6 92G6 7:8FC65 @FE 2?5 92G6 492CE65 @FE E96 ?F>36C @7 C6E:C6>6?ED E92E 4@F=5 4@>6 :? E92E E:>6] x7 H6 5@?VE 86E 255:E:@?2= 7F?5D[ H6 H@?VE 92G6 E@ AFE E9@D6 :?5:G:5F2=D @? E96 DEC66E[Q {2FCC:6 D2:5] QxEVD 2 8C62E E:>6 E@ 36 2? 65F42E:@? >2;@C]Qk^Am

kAmqF772=@ :D DE:== 86EE:?8 :?AFE 2?5 56D:8?:?8 :ED A=2?[ 3FE =@@< 7@C 2 9:C:?8 3@@> E96C6[ E@@]k^Am

kAm“%96 5:DEC:4E H:== 36 >2<:?8 D@F?5 DEC2E68:4 :?G6DE>6?ED 24C@DD 2 ?F>36C @7 9:89 =6G6C286 9:89 :>A24E 2C62D @7 @FC H@C< 7C@> AC6?2E2= 56G6=@A>6?E E@ 4@==686 2?5 42C66C C625:?6DD[Q $FA6C:?E6?56?E zC:?6C r2D9 D2:5] Q(6 H:== ?665 E@ 3F:=5 8C62E6C @C82?:K2E:@?2= 42A24:EJ E@ 244@>A=:D9 E9:D 2E E96 =6G6= E92E @FC 49:=5C6? 56D6CG6 2?5 ?665] $@[ 46CE2:?=J E96C6 H:== 36 >JC:25 AC@76DD:@?2= 9:C6D C6BF:C65]”k^Am

kAmqF772=@ !F3=:4 $49@@=D 96=5 7@FC >66E:?8D 7@C DE2<69@=56CD E@ 8:G6 E96:C @A:?:@?D @? 9@H E@ DA6?5 Sa__ >:==:@? E96 5:DEC:4E H:== C646:G6 :? p>6C:42? #6D4F6 !=2? 7F?5:?8 2?5 Sgh >:==:@? :? r##$p >@?6J] r2D9 :D E@ @FE=:?6 E96 C6DF=ED 2E %9FCD52JVD $49@@= q@2C5 >66E:?8]k^Am

kAm|2?J 5:DEC:4ED 2C6 4C62E:?8 ?6H DF>>6C D49@@= AC@8C2>D @C :?4C62D:?8 6?C@==>6?E :? 6I:DE:?8 DF>>6C D49@@=] }:282C2 u2==D 92D 23@FE bd_ >:55=6 D49@@= DEF56?ED D:8?65 FA 7@C 2 ?6H AC@8C2> E92E DE2CED |@?52J] t=6>6?E2CJ DF>>6C AC@8C2>D DE2CE yF=J `a]k^Am

kAm$=@2? H:== @776C 367@C6 2?5 27E6C D49@@= C6>65:2E:@? AC@8C2>D E96 ?6IE E9C66 D49@@= J62CD[ 2?5 DF>>6C D49@@= H:E9 EC2?DA@CE2E:@? :? a_aa 2?5 a_ab]k^Am

kAmQsF6 E@ E96 =2C86 4@DE C6=2E65 E@ DF>>6C D49@@=[ H6 H:== ?@E 36 23=6 E@ @776C DF>>6C D49@@= 36J@?5 a_ab] qFE H6 H:== @776C 2? 6I46==6?E AC@8C2> H9:=6 H6 92G6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ 7F?565 E9C@F89 E96 8C2?E[Q y2?6==6 u:??[ 5:C64E@C @7 4FCC:4F=F> 244@F?E23:=:EJ 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= 56G6=@A>6?E[ D2:5 :? 2 A@DE:?8 @? E96 5:DEC:4E H63D:E6] k^Am

kAm}6H *@C< $E2E6 :D C6BF:C:?8 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED E@ A@DE A=2?D @? E96:C H63D:E6D 3J %9FCD52J[ 2?5 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E :D C6BF:C:?8 5:DEC:4ED E@ D@=:4:E :?AFE 7C@> E62496CD[ A2C6?ED 2?5 @E96C :?E6C6DE65 :?5:G:5F2=D 2?5 8C@FAD] |2?J 5:DEC:4ED 92G6 >66E:?8D H:E9 DE2<69@=56C 8C@FAD 2?5 2D<65 E96 4@>>F?:EJ E@ 7:== @FE @?=:?6 DFCG6JD[ D@>6 >@C6 :?G@=G65 E92? @E96CD]k^Am

kAmz6?>@C6\%@H? @7 %@?2H2?52 2D<65 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD :7 E96J DFAA@CE G2C:@FD FA8C256D E@ 3F:=5:?8D 2?5 D49@@= 8C@F?5D[ :>AC@G6>6?ED E@ DEF56?E 2446DD E@ E649?@=@8J[ AC@8C2>D E@ 4@>32E =62C?:?8 =@DD 2?5 255C6DD D@4:2=^6>@E:@?2= H6==\36:?8[ DFAA@CE A2C6?ED 2?5 72>:=:6D 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= 56G6=@A>6?E]  k^Am

kAmq642FD6 E96 7F?5:?8 92D 2? 6?5 52E6[ 5:DEC:4ED 2C6 =@@<:?8 E@ 3@@DE =62C?:?8 H:E9 ?@?\C64FCC:?8 4@DED H:E9 42A:E2= :>AC@G6>6?ED[ DF49 2D 6?92?4:?8 2:C G6?E:=2E:@? DJDE6>D[ FA8C25:?8 H2E6C 7@F?E2:?D E@ 3@EE=6 7:==:?8 DE2E:@?D[ ?6H D64FC:EJ DJDE6>D @C FA8C25:?8 4@>AFE6CD 2?5 :>AC@G:?8 (:\u:]k^Am