Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced Thursday that
the CARES Act will distribute money to remote learning centers countywide.
“This is a recognition of the
needs that kids have to have a safe place to be and to learn when they can’t be
in the school building,” says Latimer.
Remote learning aide
Krystal Dixon says the
learning centers are beneficial to students, saying in part, “It's hard to stay
focused at home, so when you’re here, you have people here to help you, drive
you, motivate you and stay focused in class.”
Latimer tells News 12 the funding, which comes at no cost to taxpayers,
will continue through the end of 2020. He hopes that by then, the federal
legislation will have agreed upon a stimulus plan that will extend the programs