BOSTON – Boston, Springfield and Brockton are among the top school district recipients to share in $7.5 million in grants from the Massachusetts Department of Public.
The Baker-Polito Administration awarded the grants through a competitive bidding process to 123 public school districts and 11 non-public schools to help boost attendance and academic achievement by improving mental and physical health services to students from areas economically disadvantaged.
“All the evidence points to the fact that children can’t learn if they are not healthy,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders in a prepared statement.
“This funding will support our efforts to keep students healthy, in school, and prepared to learn.”
The four-year grants were awarded through a competitive bidding process.
Each school district will receive a certain amount annually, depending on student enrollment, community need and the level of programming that schools committed to in their grant applications. Each grant comes with a renewable option.
Boston Public Schools will receive $400,000; Springfield Public Schools,$370,000 and Brockton Public Schools, $350,000.