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The UEA sent out a press release Friday: "The children of a recession deserve the same educational opportunities as the children of prosperity,” said UEA President Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh in the release. “Each day we delay getting this money into our classrooms is a day lost in a child’s education.”
“The reality is we need this money now…for our students and for our economy," she said. "I am disappointed to hear some state leaders suggest we delay getting this money to the schools where it is so desperately needed. This funding will go to urban and rural school districts and help stimulate Utah’s economy.”
And: "We encourage the legislature to avoid micromanagement and allow local school boards to use the education jobs funds as Congress intended,” said Gallagher-Fishbaugh.
The money can be used for compensation, benefits and support services to retain current employees, rehire past employees and/or hire new ones. The money could only be used for school-level employees such as teachers, principals, assistant principals, academic coaches, classroom aides, secretaries, custodians, bus drivers and others, and it could be used for salaries, performance bonuses, health insurance and retirement benefits, among other items.
