Feds reinstate $33 million for Virginia schools • Virginia Mercury

Feds reinstate $33 million for Virginia schools • Virginia Mercury

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)Virginia and other states will regain the ability to use $33 million in emergency relief funds, after the federal government last week reversed course on a March decision that prohibited them from using the funds. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon abruptly accelerated the deadline for schools to spend all alloc…

Feds Reinstate $33 Million for Virginia Schools

Virginia and other states will regain the ability to use $33 million in emergency relief funds, after the federal government last week reversed course on a March decision that prohibited them from using the funds. U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon abruptly accelerated the deadline for schools to spend all allocated funds  on March 28, leaving schools scrambling to make plans for the money. Continue reading Feds Reinstate $33 Million for …