'May cut off funding if not open!' the US President tweeted as he ramped up pressure to get students back into the classroom during the global pandemic.
Federal aid for US schools could end up being partly cut if they refuse to fully reopen, as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure to get students back into the classroom during the global pandemic.
In the US, the bulk of school funding comes from state and local governments, however, the federal education department can withhold emergency relief funding - money that is often used by districts to assist the most vulnerable students.
But more than 39 million people had been tested overall, the Vice President said, "and we are encouraged that the average fatality rate continues to be low and steady". Many are also criticising the mixed messages over the response to the pandemic, with the White House pushing for students to return at a time when some states have had to wind back plans to reopen restaurants and other venues due to troubling spikes.
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