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American Rescue Plan

Help to schools re-opening

President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) in May. The U.S. Department of Education has since announced the amount of ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding that each state will receive to support efforts to reopen K-12 schools safely and expand opportunity for students.

The announcement coincides with the Department of Health and Human Services' announcement that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide $10 billion to states to support COVID-19 screening testing for K-12 teachers, staff, and students in schools.

These funds from the American Rescue Plan will allow schools to invest in mitigation strategies to get students back in the classroom and address the many impacts this pandemic has had on students—especially those disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

Schools will be looking to bring in enrichment programs, the funds made available through this act are able to be used for enrichment programs like ours at Little Medical School North Atlanta.

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