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FUNDING INNOVATION IN 2021 - Coggle Diagram
FUNDING INNOVATION IN 2021
Presenter
Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology, and policy.
Susan comes from a strong policy background as a former staffer in the United States Senate & legislative aide in the lowa House of Representatives.
Susan served as the as the deputy executive director for the Center for Digital Education
Worked for a government relations firm in Arlington, Virginia, and worked on federal and state education policy at INACOL, where she wrote published reports to move the field forward with innovation learning models, best practices & policy recommendations.
Federal Funding Opportunities
(
What Came Down From the Federal Government
)
$82 billion for education stabilization fund. Includes:
$54.3 billion for K-12 schools, largely delivered through Title 1 funding-that's about for times what schools received from the CARES Act in March.
-$22.7 billion for higher education with $1.7 billion set aside for minority-serving institutions and close to $1 billion for-profit colleges.
$4 billion for governors to spend at their discretion, with $2.7 billion of that for private schools.
Use of Funds
Allowable Uses
Purchasing educational technology that aids in regular & substantive interaction between students & educators
Planning & coordinating long-term closures, including providing technology for online learning
Planning & implementing online learning during the summer months
Supporting provisions found in major education laws, including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Title IV-A of ESSA & Part D of IDEA permits federal funds toward professional learning in effectives EdTech use.
Same process as CARES Act:
= SEA, LEA, district
= Certification & agreement
States still playing a major role
New Secretary of Education will approve next round of applications
What Could Be Coming?
New administration, new Dept. of Education leadership.
Another stimulus
:check: Education advocates will be working be working hard to include E-Rate dollars.
Bold plans:
:check: Funding
:check: Flexibility
:check: Encouragement in innovation.
State Set-Asides
States take up to 10% for statewide uses
Competing priorities - opportunity for new learning models
Need to understand allowable uses in order to advocate for your highest needs
Federal Appropriations
$16.5 billion
for Title 1 Grants to Local Educational Agencies
, an increase of $227 million above the 2020 enacted level
$2.1 billion
for
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (Title II-A
), an increase of $11.3 million over the 2020 enacted level.
$1.2 billion
for
Student Support and Academic Enrichment State Grants (Title IV-A
), an increase of $10 million above the 2020 enacted level.
$107 billion
f
or Education for Homeless Children and Youth,
an increase of $5 million above the 2020 enacted level.
