JFC approves GOP motion to use federal education money to incentivize in-person instruction

The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to use more than $65 million in federal COVID funds to reward districts that have been offering in-person instruction and encourage others to get kids back in the classroom. But the plan wouldn’t impact the $617.5 million in federal COVID relief that schools will receive based on a formula that takes into account the number of low-income st...