Funding for education is always a huge issue in the state and county budgets, and in North Carolina, on Monday, Sept. 13, education funding got a big boost from the federal government.
On Sept. 13 the US Department of Education announced that the North Carolina plan for spending American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) money was approved and released the remaining $1.2 billion to the state.
The ARP ESSER funds will be used to safely reopen and sustain the safe operation of schools and expand the opportunity for students who need help the most, particularly those who have been most effected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In all North Carolina is receiving $3.6 billion in ARP ESSER funds and the approval of the state plan allows the distribution of the final $1.2 billion.
US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said, “I am excited to announce approval of North Carolina’s plan. It is heartening to see, reflected in these state plans, the ways in which states are thinking deeply about how to use American Rescue Plan funds to continue to provide critical support to school and communities, particularly as we look ahead to the upcoming academic year.”
North Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt said, “North Carolina’s plan for this funding isn’t just about recovering from the pandemic – it’s about rebuilding and re-envisioning the education landscape in our state. This plan is a product of thoughtful collaboration across the department and among key partners, including he General Assembly, with a focus on strategically investing money to meet the unique needs of every student. The newly-established Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration is prepared to direct these funds in ways that will support teachers, uplift students, and engage our community so we can foster a resilient recovery, where students are presented with better outcomes and new opportunities.”
The plan calls for the state to use $30 million for high impact tutoring statewide, $19 million for a competency-based assessment and platform and $35 million for a competitive grant program for school extensions.
Funds will also be used to improve health and educational outcomes for students by expanding an existing model that provides elementary schools will access to pediatricians via telehealth technology.
As most of us are aware, the states are awash in Federal Reserve fiat currency. The Fed is enabling big banks, big business, and big govt to take over everything. The press doesn’t even inquire, but goes along.
The poor are wiped out, and Feeding off the Fed. The middle class is right behind. These low interest rates allow big biz to buy up everything, at the expense of free enterprise. We are being Walmartized at an ever-increasing rate. They will own it all.
Especially quickly when the low-interest party will be over, and everyone is broke – except those on the inside. Help me, Big Brother!
I have decided to get out of everything now. It may be a few days or weeks, or a couple-three years. Hyper-inflation is the signal. Now, according to the govt, the annual pace of inflation rate exceeds 10%. Your hard earned money will be less than half in 6-7 years. Oh, housing is up 28% this year. They didn’t mention that.
How do young people starting out afford an apartment, much less a small house? They don’t, it is day to day with them. They may end up on the street.
Another note, with all this cheap cash, why not add 24/7 armed guards at all our schools right now?
There is no excuse. The Left wants chaos.
What a crock! Isn’t it absolutely amazing how the schools can be all but shuttered for 18 months and they need MORE money? If they were closed they should have saved millions. The unnecessary spending and waste is shameful!
Don’t you know? It cost them a fortune to keep the doors locked and the lights off! Of course they need more of our hard-earned money!
In case anyone is unaware of it, that money didn’t come from Washington or Raleigh– it came from US, the taxpayers. Even if it was printed in Washington and sent to us, the value of it comes from us, because it devalues all the money and wealth that existed before it was printed.
Money ain’t gonna fix nothin’, except the fixers.
The three responses are right on the money,everything said was DeadCenter to the Democrats Screwing Up everything they can.I have read that they are going after tobacco again but it will be where you buy it ,not big tobacco.I read that they are trying to tax Big Business and run them offshore so we can get to the Socialist Society the Democrats want to get to .Aren’t there enough non Democrats in America to get them out of office and never let them in again.Joe and Democrats are systematically Destroying America as we speak.Just look at the borders and Afganny’s coming over our border.They think they can get all these people to vote Democrat when and if they become citizens.Where are all millinials?If the current tax bills are passed our top rate for middle class will go up to between 60-70%.We need to work and get these Dems out of power before they Totally ruin our country…