Several House of Congress introduced several pieces of legislation aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on students, teachers, and parents by addressing learning loss, rebuilding schools, and education jobs.
The Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2021 would invest $130 billion toward school facility updates and repairs to safely reopen schools. The Save Education Jobs Act of 2021 would create a fund to deliver up to $261 billion to states and school districts over 10 years, saving up to 3.9 million education jobs (including 2.6 million teacher jobs). Lastly, the Learning Recovery Act of 2021 would provide $75 billion over two years via Title I-A to address COVID-19 learning loss through summer school and other extended school day programs.
KEYTA will keep members updated on the progress of this legislation.
