Potentially 15 school districts and charter schools will no longer be reimbursed for projects paid for with federal COVID relief funds, impacting around $20 million in funding for Indiana schools, after the federal government rescinded a deadline extension.
Newly appointed federal education secretary, Linda McMahon, sent a letter to state education leaders on March 28 alerting them that federal aid sent to schools during the COVID-19 pandemic to help kids return safely to schools and recoup learning loss, could no longer be reimbursed.
Schools had until the end of last year to spend the remaining funds, also known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER), which most schools in Indiana did but some districts sought an extension…