DOVER, Del. - Delaware schools are set to receive more than $669 million in federal taxpayer money as part of the government’s coronavirus response efforts.The amount of money allocated to Delaware equals more than 40% of this year's general fund budget for school district and charter school operations.
Under federal formulas, schools with high percentages of low-income students are receiving a disproportionate amount of the money.Since March 2020, the federal government has provided $190 billion in pandemic aid to schools, an amount that is more than four times what the U.S.
Education Department spends on K-12 schools in a typical year. The Associated Press, relying on data published or provided by states and the federal government,.