{"id":33075,"date":"2021-04-01T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/framinghamsource.com\/?p=33075"},"modified":"2021-04-01T14:21:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T18:21:08","slug":"assistant-speaker-clark-secures-16-million-for-framingham-public-schools-as-part-of-american-rescue-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/framinghamsource.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/01\/assistant-speaker-clark-secures-16-million-for-framingham-public-schools-as-part-of-american-rescue-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Speaker Clark Secures $16 Million For Framingham Public Schools As Part of American Rescue Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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FRAMINGHAM – Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark announced today, April 1, the\u00a0American Rescue Plan\u00a0includes $16 million for the Framingham Public School district, a portion of the over $3.1 billion in emergency education funding to support Massachusetts schools and families.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law last month, we knew that help was on the way. Today, I\u2019m happy to announce just how substantial that aid will be for Framingham schools, families, and child care providers,\u201dsaid Assistant Speaker Clark.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWith this funding, Framingham schools, and schools across the district, will be able to open their doors and provide essential services to keep the entire school\u00a0community safe. This pandemic and its physical, emotional, and economic fallout have made life increasingly hard for students and families, but this funding provides vital relief to get the Commonwealth and country back on its feet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“On behalf of the entire Framingham community, thank you!\u201d\u00a0said Framingham Superintendent Robert Tremblay.\u00a0\u201cThe additional funding provided through the American Rescue Plan will directly support students and staff in the classroom and at home. Whether sitting in the classroom with their peers for in-person learning or learning remotely at home, our students will benefit from funding to be provided to the District.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tremblay said “Funding will allow us to increase technology options for teachers, increase connectivity for students at home through the purchase of hotspots, keep our students and staff safe through the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and COVID-related equipment and instructional supplies needed that were not budgeted in the current 2020-2021 School Department budget. The safety, health and success of our students and staff are our top priorities and the American Rescue Plan provides resources to ensure we accomplish this. We appreciate Congresswoman Clark’s unyielding support of Framingham!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In total, Massachusetts will receive an estimated $512,000,000 for child care providers and families, $13,628,000 for Head Start programs, $1,830,128,000 for K-12 schools, and $825,467,000 for higher education institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationwide, the American Rescue Plan provides:\u00a0
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