U.S. Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) and David McKinley (R-WV-01), and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that will strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure that visual and hearing-impaired students receive the best education possible.
The Alice Cogswell and Anne…
Luzerne County school districts will get a total of more than $130 million in coronavirus relief funding from the American Rescue Plan, according to a preliminary estimate from U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic.
Hazleton Area School District is getting the most with more than $37 million, and Wilkes-Barre Area is next with more than $32 million. The state Department of Education…
Eighth Congressional District, PA – U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) today announced that the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress and signed by President Biden yesterday would make an estimated $270 million available to school districts in the counties that comprise the Eighth Congressional District to help safely reopen K-12 schools for in-person learning. The funds will…
The American Rescue Plan approved by the U.S. House on Feb. 27 would provide around $5 billion for kindergarten-through-12th-grade schools in Pennsylvania, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright said Friday during a news conference.
Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, joined U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7, Allentown, during a news conference on Zoom. They urged the Senate to approve the American Rescue Plan…
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, announced the second installment of a federal grant of nearly $4.9 million for Luzerne County Head Start for 2021.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant disbursement will be used for the continuation of high quality, comprehensive, early childhood education for children in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties.
Head Start programs…
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced the second installment of a federal grant for Luzerne County Head Start for 2021. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant disbursement of $4,897,035 will be used for the continuation of high quality, comprehensive, early childhood education for children in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties.
“As…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) was joined by Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency (SLHDA) Executive Director Jim Wansacz, and former Head Start parent and current Head Start Board Member Fawn Contreras of Archbald, as he announced the latest disbursement of a federal grant totaling $3,854,123 for Scranton-Lackawanna Head Start. As this five-year federal grant…
The latest and final payment of a nearly $4 million federal grant program has been made to the Scranton-Lackawanna Head Start.
In total, $3,854,123 have been awarded over a 5 year period. Local congressman Matt Cartwright announced the payment and offered his support for securing future funding for the organization as they reapply for the grant money.
“What’s great about the Head Start…
Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that his Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act (H.R. 762), was enacted into law yesterday. Cartwright’s bill will help schools cut costs and improve energy efficiency in their facilities.
“At a time when schools are using costly alternative education methods amid the pandemic, they need to put every dollar that they…
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) made the following statement on the enactment of the omnibus government funding bill containing all 12 fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills.
“As an appropriator, I take my job of ensuring our area gets its fair share of federal resources very seriously,” Cartwright said. “In this funding package, we have secured resources that invest in job…
