More than a billion dollars is heading to Kansas schools. The money comes from multiple federal coronavirus relief programs. On Wednesday, the Kansas State Board of Education approved $25 million for 34 districts. The money, known as ESSER II, is the second of three federal coronavirus relief bills. ESSER II includes more than $330 million specifically for Kansas schools to apply for. Some of that money has already gone out before Wednesday. What districts are spending money in round two is different than ESSER I. “With ESSER I a lot of it was technology and improving that so that you could do remote learning,” said Craig Neuenswander, deputy commissioner for fiscal and administration services at the Kansas Department of Education. “Now it’s more summer school, after school programs, different curriculum, supporting staff, by either additional staff or working extra time, so additional pay for those types of services.”
Source: KSN-TV
