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Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018

Florida and county school districts are receiving $95.8 million in federal reimbursements to cover costs of taking in thousands of students from Puerto Rico who fled the island for Florida after Hurricane Maria last year, the office of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Tuesday. The money is coming in through the U.S. Department of Education […]

Scott PowersApril 24, 2018

The U.S. Department of Education will move forward with grants to schools in Florida and other states that took in children evacuees from Hurricanes Irma and Maria and then struggled with unexpected costs, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy‘s office announced Tuesday. Under legislation Congress pushed through and approved in February, with Murphy’s backing, the department will […]

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Florida, schools getting $95.8 million for Puerto Rico students

Feds to provide grants to schools enrolling hurricane evacuees