Rochester Public Schools says it's losing a $1.9 million federal grant to improve student mental health

Rochester Public Schools says it's losing a $1.9 million federal grant to improve student mental health

Superintendent says grant was canceled in the middle of its funding period.

Rochester schools lose $1.9M federal grant for mental health support

Rochester, MN, schools used the money to train staffers already working for the district to provide students with counseling, but the effort might have been seen as DEI.

Rochester Public Schools loses $1.9 million federal grant for supporting mental health

ROCHESTER — Rochester Public Schools is losing a $1.9 million federal grant aimed at supporting mental health work in the district. Superintendent Kent Pekel announced the loss on Tuesday, May 6, in an email, explaining that the grant will be discontinued by the end of December. "The termination of this grant is a big step backward," Pekel wrote in the announcement. "Thousands of students who might have received counseling and support to address…

Feds hold back $5M of mental-health services grant to Conejo Valley Unified

Conejo Valley Unified School District was notified by letter April 29 that the U.S. Department of Education is halting future funding of an $11.3 million, five-year grant the district was