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Biden administration has prioritized parent, stakeholder, and community involvement in schools in the wake of the educational upheaval over the past two years.
Measure would support the early identification of students suffering from mental health issues and violence prevention training for staff.
Cardona said Title I is the “best tool” to address K-12 inequity and advocated for a $1 billion investment in mental health care for students at recent Congressional hearing.
While the safety of educators and students is a concern that plays a part in teacher recruiting and retention, several other factors related to teacher recruitment and compensation need to be addressed, experts say.
As state and local school districts plan their budgets for the coming school year, administrators may be looking for ways to expand professional development opportunities.
President’s budget request includes $1 billion in funding for school counselors and mental health professionals. The administration proposed similar funding in 2022 but it was cut from the final spending package.
During Richard Corcoran’s tenure, the state department of education clashed with districts in the state and with the U.S. Department of Education over restrictions on mask mandates in schools.
The omnibus appropriations package includes $76.4 billion in funding for Education Department discretionary programs, an increase of $2.9 billion over the enacted FY 2021 appropriations amount
“Let’s take on mental health,” he said during the State of the Union address, “especially among our children, whose lives and education have been turned upside down.”
Passage of the final FY 2022 spending bill will be welcome news to school administrators working on their budgets for SY 2022-23.
In a statement released Dec. 16, President Biden said negotiations will “continue next week,” adding that “it takes time to finalize these agreements, prepare the legislative changes, and finish all the parliamentary and procedural steps needed to enable a Senate vote.”
The Senate passed the bill by a 69-28 vote on Dec. 2 following an earlier 221-212 vote to pass the bill in the House.
Build Back Better bill includes $112 million each for school leadership and teacher development and funding for universal pre-K and free school meals.
Law that Biden signed Monday funds safe routes to school programs, expanded broadband access, green school buses and removal of lead pipes that supply drinking water to schools,
School officials should host school vaccine clinics and conduct outreach to families and the community about the importance of immunizations, Education and Health and Human Services secretaries says.
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