Department of Education pulls already allocated funding

School districts had already started planning budgets when funds were suspended, leaving districts in a state of limbo.

MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – $137 million. That is how much money Mississippi schools stand to lose due to a recent order from the Department of Education. The order shortens the liquidation deadline for COVID-19 relief funds. Chad O’Brian, the Monroe County School District superintendent, said what this means. “Dollars that we thought we had additional time to allocate to…