Help is coming to families and students in Michigan who are expected to finish the school year from home. The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act will supply Michigan schools with $80 million in funding to support K-12 schools, colleges and universities that have been hardest hit by COVID-19. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Michigan on March 10. Since March 13, schools across the state have been closing their campuses.
Seniors will graduate and other students will advance to the next grade, as long as they were on track to do so before the closure. Nonetheless, districts have been expected to develop distance learning programs to help students finish the school year from home and stay on track in their studies.
While the CARES Act is a $2 trillion dollar relief package aimed at protecting all American workers and families, the $80 million portion administered by the U.S. Department of Education will help support Michigan schools either continue distance learning or further develop and roll out distance learning programs. The funds may also be used for emergency grants to schools, colleges and other educational organizations in Michigan.
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