✅RESOURCE ALERT
After contributing almost $200 billion of much-needed funds to public education since the COVID-19 pandemic, federal support will end on September 30, 2024. This short-term funding provided resources like tutoring, free summer schools, and mental health personnel.
Superintendents and school boards must advocate for continued federal funding and ensure funds go to public schools. As ESSER funding expires, it's crucial to urge the federal government to fully fund IDEA, keep public funds in public schools and call for adequate state funding. Nationwide, school board resolutions can highlight critical public school funding needs.
AASA is sharing two template school board resolutions that your district could consider passing:
- Urging full federal funding for IDEA
- Opposing state and federal funding for private school vouchers
Click here to access these templates
