$7 billion is heading towards Illinois schools and classrooms.
Governor JB Pritzker announced that those dollars from the federal government, will help bridge a possible learning gap after a year of remote school or no school at all. State Superintendent Carmen Ayala says the dollars don’t have to be spent the same from district to district.
“What works for a rural district, may not work for a suburban or an urban district and vice versa. We share the same destination of learning renewal, but the road is going to look different for everyone.”
Data supplied by the state shows Illinois saw a drop of more than 35,000 students year over year and the biggest declines were in early elementary grades.
***Report Courtesy of farmweeknow.com***
