东京热

Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa and Interim State 东京热 Commissioner Shannon Tahoe today advocated for federal funding for elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher learning in letters to U.S. 东京热 Secretary Betsy DeVos, citing New York schools鈥� urgent need for additional resources to recover from the Novel Coronavirus emergency.

鈥淪chools at every level across our State face tremendous challenges as they address the crisis created by COVID-19,鈥� Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa said. 鈥淲e commend our dedicated educators who have stepped up heroically, adapting quickly to ensure continuity of learning so our students don鈥檛 fall behind. Any reductions in state-provided funding will devastate their ability to meet the educational, technological and social-emotional needs of our students. Data shows the biggest impact of the pandemic has been on Black and Hispanic families, children and low-income communities.听It鈥檚 imperative that New York receive additional federal funding for elementary and secondary students, to provide critical vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities, and to support adult students and their families.鈥�

鈥淭he immense fiscal and emotional costs of this pandemic are like nothing that our school communities have ever confronted,鈥� Interim Commissioner Tahoe said. 鈥淎s we look to re-opening schools in our new reality, we need to ensure that students are supported academically and emotionally in the wake of this pandemic. The federal funding that we have requested from Secretary DeVos is also critical in a rapidly changing landscape to provide support for our colleges and universities, and to ensure the continuation of important public broadcasting stations, museums and libraries. Simply put, we cannot hope to rebuild and move on safely and appropriately from this catastrophe without the additional federal funding we have requested.鈥�

The letters from Chancellor Rosa and Interim Commissioner Tahoe further detail numerous critical areas in which federal funding is needed for school and district recovery, as well as the needs of New York鈥檚 colleges and universities, and are posted on the Department鈥檚 website.