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Conserving natural resources and the comfort of staff and students are two goals of the Cherry Creek School District’s extensive energy efficiency project that will save millions.
ESSER funds offer schools a unique opportunity to both respond to the pandemic and tackle the backlog of deferred maintenance.
Building Better School Infrastructure grants will support energy- and cost-saving redesigns and help districts transition to electric school buses.
Loss of free universal meal waivers will “devastate school meal programs” and is a “worst-case scenario” for children nationwide, anti-hunger advocates and education leaders say.
One recent study found that over one school year, students who were exposed to more sunlight during their school day displayed 26 percent higher reading outcomes and 20 percent higher math outcomes.
Now that the most pressing concerns are being addressed, it’s time for administrators to begin thinking long-term about how to use the funds to improve their schools beyond this school year.
Strong leadership and communication have been critical to administrative offices and all staff throughout schools.
Preparation, partnerships, and social programs are paramount to maintaining the quality and safety of the educational environment.
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."
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,
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