LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference encouraging the legislature to support families of students whose learning was disrupted during the pandemic.
Gov. Ricketts' budget recommendation for the initiative includes $60 million in Family-Directed Education Recovery Accounts for lower-income families.
The governor was joined by Senator Joni Albrecht, who introduced LB 1240 to appropriate federal funds (ARPA) for the education recovery accounts.
Other advocates who support educational recovery made brief remarks.
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