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"U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten concluded her trip to Colorado by visiting two schools in Aurora on Wednesday.
Seven Clyde Miller P-8 students told Marten about the challenges they have faced during the pandemic and how programs implemented with emergency relief funds have helped them.
The district received $77 million in emergency funds, said Rico Munn, superintendent of Aurora Public Schools.
'Students are very wise and they're very clear on who they are and what they need,' said Marten. 'They're not just a recipient of this grace (investment), but they understand why they are being made.'
Marten has traveled across the country and visited over 20 schools to see how districts have implemented emergency funds."