AZCares: Flexibility And Funding of $270, for Schools and Families announced, Superintendent Hoffman and Governor Ducey

Includes $270 Million To Help Protect Schools During COVID-19

PHOENIX — Following listening sessions with superintendents and school leaders, Governor Ducey and Superintendent Hoffman today announced a $270 million plan to help Arizona public schools safely open at the start of the school year, while allowing for remote learning, addressing the achievement gap and bridging the digital divide.

The funding plan, which will enable schools to operationalize the different recommendations made in the Arizona Department of Education’s Roadmap to Reopening guidance, includes $270 million to give schools the tools needed to reopen safely at the start of the school year, including:

$200 million to increase funding for remote learning and to protect schools against budget shortfalls due to dec