Florida missed deadline to receive $2.3B in school aid

[left-of-center2012]

Florida is the last state to submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education that’s
required before more than $2.3 billion in federal aid for Florida schools can be released, according to a letter sent to the state Monday.

The letter sent to Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said the state Department of Education missed the deadline to release American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) money.

“The Department released the first two-thirds of each State’s allocation in March and required each State to submit its plan for spending its ARP ESSER funds by June.
FDOE (Florida Department of Education) did not meet this deadline, nor did it meet the July and August submission timelines that were anticipated following conversations with your staff,” wrote Ian Rosenblum, the federal department’s deputy assistant secretary for policy and programs.

Democrats were quick to criticize the Republican governor’s administration for failing to submit a plan for the third round of funding. “It’s embarrassing,” Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon said in a statement released by her office. “The uncertainty this creates for schools and families is absurd. All of Florida’s children, no matter who they are or where they live, deserve everything available in order to survive and thrive in this unimaginably difficult time.”

https://apnews.com/article/us-department-of-education-florida-education-a42882f634e3e9981fe10e079d86ccf7

[Wounded Bear]

1. Gov Deathsentence and his repub cronies will blame Pres Biden, of course...nt

[Turbineguy]

2. Republican know better than

to waste money on education. "Teach them something and they grow up and vote for Democrats!"

[onethatcares]

3. but, but, but

the lottery, it's all the funding we need..



and to the post above, "Teach a kid to read and they learn to ask questions"

[ananda]

4. Even if FL got the money, would they use it on education?

These red states tend to use earmarked federal money for whatever
they want.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Yeah Florida !

[Chainfire]

6. The last thing that DeSantis wants to do is fund education.

The dumber the people are the more likely they will vote for his party. Republicans have been waging war on public education for decades, and they are winning!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. DeathSantis only cares about himself and does not care for school children