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Posted On: 12/24/2020 5:02:25 AM
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Article: Biden team's multibillion-dollar school testing plan takes shape
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/bide...rus-450280
The proposal under consideration calls for the federal government to cover the cost of providing tests to K-12 schools throughout the country. President-elect Joe Biden is weighing a multibillion-dollar plan for fully reopening schools that would hinge on testing all students, teachers and staff ...
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Biden transition officials are still trying to determine the exact price for regular testing in the nation's schools. One person close to the deliberations pegged the cost at between $8 billion and $10 billion over an initial three-month period.
That would likely need to be funded through a new coronavirus aid package that Biden has pledged to pursue as soon as he takes office next year.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/bide...rus-450280
The proposal under consideration calls for the federal government to cover the cost of providing tests to K-12 schools throughout the country. President-elect Joe Biden is weighing a multibillion-dollar plan for fully reopening schools that would hinge on testing all students, teachers and staff ...
Excerpt:
Biden transition officials are still trying to determine the exact price for regular testing in the nation's schools. One person close to the deliberations pegged the cost at between $8 billion and $10 billion over an initial three-month period.
That would likely need to be funded through a new coronavirus aid package that Biden has pledged to pursue as soon as he takes office next year.
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