House Passes COVID-19 Bill With Aid for Schools. It Has Slim Chances in Senate

Education Week: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill Friday that includes additional aid for K-12 schools, but which has little chance of becoming law.

The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or HEROES Act, passed  208-199. It faces an icy reception in the Republican-controlled Senate, where lawmakers who are concerned its provisions extend beyond pandemic relief, have said they won't consider the bill.

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