Three Years In, American Rescue Plan Buoys Students and Educators

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President Biden at the National Education Association in Washington, DC in September 2022.

President Biden faced deeply complicated problems from the day he took office in January 2021. Many Americans were struggling and suffering at the height of the pandemic.

But even as the administration worked to jump start life-saving medical research, keep businesses afloat, and help vulnerable families and individuals, the needs of students and educators were front and center.

The administration’s American Rescue Plan set aside nearly $170 billion for public schools—the School Rescue Funds. It is the single largest-ever investment in education.

Read more from NEA.org marking the third anniversary of this critical law and sharing examples of how school districts across the country have used American Rescue Plan funds.

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Three months remain to spend federal school rescue funds

Michigan schools face a critical deadline with only three months remaining to use $650 million in remaining ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds to address the evolving educational challenges brought on by the pandemic. The deadline for spending these funds is September 30, 2024. A total of $5.63 billion was received by Michigan […]

Portage Public Schools and Air Zoo: Fueling Student Curiosity in Science

When Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding became available in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Portage Public Schools educators embraced the opportunity to bolster student interest in the wonders of flight, science and technology. The Portage educators planned to apply the federal funding, made possible by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, toward […]