Across the country, schools are in a mad dash for substitutes and staff, thanks to COVID-19 cases that have broken records every day since the beginning of the year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal stimulus funding is helping some schools. About 12% of 2,400 schools analyzed planned to spend American Rescue Plan funds on bonuses, hazard pay or overtime, according to Burbio, a company that provides school data. Still, many plans were drafted before the recent case surge.

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Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, January 15, 2022.