Following Court Ordered Reversal, Reading School District Receives $51 Million for STEM School Construction Completion

The Reading School District received millions of federal dollars to complete construction of a STEM school, funding for which was revoked earlier this year.

Following court ordered reversal, Reading School District receives $51 million for STEM school construction completion

The reimbursement follows a multistate lawsuit joined by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and 15 other states.

Federal court order restores $51M in funding for Reading School District

The Reading School District has received $51 million in federal funds following a court-ordered reversal of a decision that had threatened the district’s new RHS Innovation Academy project. The funds were part of the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program and had been revoked earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Education. A preliminary injunction issued by the court required the department t…