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{"82D9451B-5056-A066-6023-0BF2BAD27BCC":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"82D9451B-5056-A066-6023-0BF2BAD27BCC","title":"Cazenovia School Funding ","summary":"Cazenovia, NY ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"July 31, 2020","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/cazenovia-school-funding-","city":"Cazenovia ","county":"Madison","lat":42.93414540000001,"lng":-75.85829749999999,"description":"<p>On July 31, 2020, standing at Cazenovia High School with Cazenovia Central School District Officals and Madison County Officials, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer revealed that without specific federal funds, schools throughout the Central New York region might not be able to reopen safely come fall. Schumer said costs for personal protective equipment (PPE), physical barriers and other supplies at schools, like those used for cleaning, could badly drain local resources, making it much harder for New York districts to open safely and ensure the collective protection of kids, teachers and staff. He announced a new legislative push to include much-needed assistance in a “Corona-4” legislative package. His plan would work to substantially cover the aforementioned costs with federal dollars, allowing schools to safely reopen. Schumer is pushing for $175 billion dollars for K-12 schools across the country, and says New York would see a massive chunk of that allotment. Schumer’s plan, crafted alongside U.S. Senator Patty Murray, was just introduced as the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act (CCCERA), and includes other efforts as well, each critical to supporting childcare and education amid the pandemic. Schumer explained that without major help from the federal government, New York would be devastated and the nation would risk losing <a href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/news/2020/04/24/483817/coronavirus-pandemic-lead-permanent-loss-nearly-4-5-million-child-care-slots/\">4.5 million</a> child care slots and losing <a href=\"http://www.nea.org/home/76191.htm\">1.9 million</a> education jobs, exacerbating students’ learning loss.</p>"}}

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