Rep Owens, Sen Scott introduce legislation to combat COVID learning loss
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Rep. Burgess Owens and Sen. Tim Scott introduced legislation in the House and Senate to use unspent American Rescue Plan funds to combat COVID learning loss.
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Owens told Fox News Digital there is a "group who has been really negatively impacted by the last two years, and those are the low-income and minority students."
"It allows parents to take scholarship funds… and use it, so their kids can catch up," he said. "Whether it be tutoring, whether it be books — whatever it takes to make sure their kids are able to catch up is what this is being used toward."
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