BUFFALO, N.Y. – The latest federal coronavirus relief package includes $81 billion that began flowing to states this week with the goal of helping schools reopen quickly — with one problem being that many of the districts’ problems can’t be solved by money.
Many parents want to keep their children home. Teachers have pushed back at reopening plans. And some districts say state guidelines on social distancing keep them from bringing all students back at once.
The money is welcome assistance for districts that have had to spend enormous sums on ventilation systems, laptops and protective equipment.
With the end of the academic year approaching quickly, however, many are looking ahead to how to best spend the new money next fall.