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The #COVID19 crisis put millions of Americans in financial peril, hitting households of color particularly hard and moratoriums on utility shutoffs instituted in many states to #ProtectConsumers have already expired. 1/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
Millions of utility customers face the threat of shutoff due to the inability to pay their #energy bills and unpaid #utilitybills are accruing across the country. #COVID19 #LIHEAP #HomeworkGap #Lifeline #ProtectHomeowners 2/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
New analysis from @NCLC4consumers finds that without additional aid and flexible repayment programs, millions of families and #smallbiz will face or are already facing a mountain of debt that they can’t pay, placing them at high risk of disconnection. 3/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
We've arrived!
FINAL TEXT confirms ~$54.8B for K-12.
This allocation is ~4x the $13B in the CARES Act.
Here's a breakdown w/ a *ROUGH* estimate of what states should receive compared to CARES: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
States' approximate share of NEW K-12 funding:
FINAL TEXT confirms ~$54.8B for K-12.
This allocation is ~4x the $13B in the CARES Act.
Here's a breakdown w/ a *ROUGH* estimate of what states should receive compared to CARES: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
States' approximate share of NEW K-12 funding:
Again, w/ the caveat here that these #s are rough, the per-state allocation compared to CARES could actually be higher due to fewer set-asides (CARES had an additional 1% off-the-top reservation to states w/ the "highest coronavirus burden" but I don't see that in this bill).
The bill provides $81.8B for education so the ~$54.8B for K-12 tracks with previous proposals that gave K-12 a 2/3 apportionment.
Notably, the bill does not attach in-person requirements to the K-12 pot, as was the case with previous Senate R proposals.
Notably, the bill does not attach in-person requirements to the K-12 pot, as was the case with previous Senate R proposals.
#Lifeline, the only federal program that helps close the #DigitalDivide by making voice & #broadband more affordable, has also become an essential resource for low-income people across the country during the ongoing #COVID19 pandemic. 1/4 bit.ly/NALA-MSS-Comme…
But it's in this troubled context that the @FCC is considering major, permanent changes to the #Lifeline program that could jeopardize subscribers’ access to essential voice and #broadband services. 2/4 #HomeworkGap #COVID19 bit.ly/NALA-MSS-Comme…
.@NCLC4consumers and 18 other advocacy orgs (below) wrote @FCC today urging it to waive the #Lifeline mobile #broadband minimum service standard (MSS) increase & voice support phase-down scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2020. 3/4 #DigitalDivide bit.ly/NALA-MSS-Comme…
1. I don't even like telephones.
2. I'm going to be super irked if this goes the other way.
3. So: Phone bank. Wednesday. Sign up.
4. #StickingWithEd because of the #HomeworkGap is now the #SchoolingGap, and our kids can't afford that. #mapoli #MAedu
2. I'm going to be super irked if this goes the other way.
3. So: Phone bank. Wednesday. Sign up.
4. #StickingWithEd because of the #HomeworkGap is now the #SchoolingGap, and our kids can't afford that. #mapoli #MAedu
I’m going to tag in @OMortner to A. show him that I can follow directions and B. give him a shout-out, because trying to get this on my schedule took the patience of a saint. #mapoli #StickingWithEd
And the link to sign up is here: mobilize.us/edmarkey/event…
