State OKs $3.35 million in funding for workforce, student programs

Gov. Steve Sisolak speaks at a roundtable discussion with reporters about the 2021 session in Carson City on June 1, 2021. Photo: David Calvert / The Nevada Independent

by NNBW Staff

This month, the Interim Finance Committee of the Nevada Legislature voted to approve $3.35 million in funding to the Nevada Department of Education for a trio of programs related to workforce development in the Silver State.

The programs will “support student workforce pathways, provide literary resources and establish additional programs supporting the State’s COVID-19 recovery efforts in education,” according to a Dec. 10 press release from Gov. Steve Sisolak’s office.

Funds come via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief II (ESSER II), and American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Recovery (ARP ESSER) funds, per the release.

“Thank you to the Nevada Legislature for recognizing the need for each of the work programs approved this week,” Sisolak said in a statement. “I commend Superintendent Jhone Ebert and the Nevada Department of Education for their thoughtful prioritization of these programs and look forward to their positive impacts on education throughout our State.”

“This set of work programs approved by the Nevada Legislature will provide necessary support to continue assisting our school district leaders, school administrators, staff, students, and families in the recovery and rebuilding out of COVID-19,” Ebert added. “I express my gratitude to the Nevada Legislature for approving these important programs.”

Read the entire article in the NNBW: https://www.nnbw.com/news/2021/dec/17/state-oks-335-million-funding-workforce-student-pr/