From The desk Of Yonkers Newswire Education Reporter Brian Harrod: CHUCK IS THE MAN: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer One Again Takes Care Of Our kids.

 

From The desk Of Yonkers Newswire Education Reporter Brian Harrod..... CHUCK IS THE MAN: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer One Again Takes Care Of Our kids.... BIG BUCKS: Yonkers City School District To Receive $68,796,000 Aid Under Coronavirus Relief Plan YONKERS, NY — Through the American Rescue Plan, the federal government will send more than $2.5 billion to school districts in New York, including $7,932,000 for Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package will help keep essential workers on the job, assist struggling families and small businesses, and make critical investments in infrastructure. The package also contains $2.5 billion for New York schools upstate of New York City, including $623,973,000 in education aid for Hudson Valley districts. Under the plan, districts may, among other things, use the money to: fill budget gaps, address learning loss, meet the needs of students with disabilities, assist students experiencing homelessness, and provide summer enrichment and afterschool programs. "Everyone wants schools to reopen completely and for our children to be able to return to the classroom, but it needs to be done in a way that is safe for students, families, educators, and learning institutions," U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said in a statement. The coronavirus pandemic cost a year of learning and development for students—challenges disproportionately felt by students of color, students from low-income families, and students with disabilities, Schumer said. https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/permalink/2919637771627115/