CARES Act Funding for Special Education—What You Need to Know

August 4, 2020

Several new federal funding streams have been linked together through the CARES Act earmarking billions of dollars for K–12 education as a result of the coronavirus. The primary fund for K–12 is called the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). This fund has distributed $13.5 billion to state education agencies (SEAs). Another $3 billion was given to the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) to allocate emergency block grants to school districts and higher education institutions struggling to support students during COVID-19.

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The Call Center School offers a comprehensive e-learning curriculum for contact centers. Since 2001, The Call Center School has been dedicated to the professional development of individuals in the contact center industry. With more than 20,000 graduates, we are the global market leader in the industry. Tailored e-learning programs are available for all employees, from frontline staff, supervisors and team leaders to workforce planners, quality specialists and contact center managers.

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