School districts across the country are now addressing the financial consequences of shutting down their schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August, the Arkansas Department of Education gave $11.3 million in American Rescue Plan federal money for 84 after-school programs to address COVID-related learning loss.
The Pittsburgh public school board agreed at its Oct. 26 meeting to pay up to $173,769 to vendors for after school programs for seven of its 54 schools. The federal money will be used to “address learning loss in response to the academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of students and subgroups of students impacted by COVID-19 public health emergency.” The programs will be paid for using federal COVID relief funds.
