The Nova Scotia Department of Education announced $14.3 million new investments for
Education Minister Zach Churchill
students and schools. The funding comes from the federal Safe Return to Class Fund.
The province is investing $500,000 to meet the increased demand for the School Healthy Eating Program and $1 million to support an Emergency Food Response Fund should at-home learning be needed.
Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Zach Churchill said through the fund, communities, in tandem with schools, will be able to design a flexible food security program that works for students.
The province is also providing $4.1 million to pilot new online math and literacy programs and $3.8 million is going towards the installations of 950 touchless water stations.
Over the summer, regional centres for education and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial inspected ventilation systems in every school before students and staff returned. The province is funding $2.7 million to make sure the inspections continue in the school year and that needed repairs are made quickly.
Other funding includes $1.5 million for the purchase additional personal protective equipment, and $700,000 to support a transition to blended learning if needed.