Secretary DeVos awards more than $ 180 million to the United Rethinking K-12 education to better meet the needs of students during Coronavirus failure h1> 29 July, 2020 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press @ ed. gov
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced over $ 180 million in new grants awarded to 11 states Rethinking education to better serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rethink K-12 Education Models grant will support the efforts of states to create new innovative ways for students to continue to learn in ways that meet their needs. The winners include Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina in the New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota's, Tennessee and Texas. Prizes range from $ 6 million to $ 20 million. P>
"To ensure that every student can continue learning during the pandemic of coronavirus requires Innovation of local education leaders and a similar focus on doing what is right for students laser" said DeVos Secretary. "This donation will help states adapt and overcome challenges to strengthen education, both now and for the long term. If we learned anything from this pandemic it is that the outdated one size fits all education is no longer tenable and education in the future should be more adaptable and student-centered. I want winners of congratulations today to make the necessary effort for Rethinking education on behalf of their students. " P>
Congress aside 1% of the $ 30.75 trillion allocated to the Stabilization Fund of Education through Law deals with subsidies to states with the greatest burden of coronavirus. The Department of Education announced the Education Model (REM) Rethink scholarship contest K-12 in April 2020, inviting any state educational agency to apply. The program supports new and innovative ways to access to education, with an emphasis on meeting the needs of students during the national emergency coronavirus. Specifically, it called for projects to provide families: p>
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Department of Louisiana education p>
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$ 16,999,992 p>
Tennessee Department of education p>
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1 p>
$ 20,000,000 p>
Rhode Island Department of p>
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$ 10.898643 million p>
Texas Education Agency p>
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2 p>
$ 19,978,625 p>
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2 p>
$ 17,681,016 p>
Georgia Department of Educ ation p>
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2 p>
$ 18,594,304 p>
Department of South Carolina Education p>
Carolina of the South p>
3 p>
$ 15,049,608 p>
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3 p>
$ 19,986,089 p>
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Carolina of the North p>
3 p>
$ 17,632,125 p>
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3 p>
$ 6,883,481 p> ME p> 3 p> $ 16,958,613 key p> $ 180,662,496 p> Points of some of the prize: p> TOTAL s are: p> Applications were evaluated by a panel of independent reviewers, and highest scoring applications received funding. Given the nature of the national emergency, the states with the highest load coronavirus were prioritized. P> The Department continues to update www.ed.gov/coronavirus with information for students, parents, educators and local leaders on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. P> for additional resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about COVID-19, please visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. P> How I can find ...? H2>
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