Warren and Youngstown city schools and the Trumbull County Educational Service Center each received a portion of $2.6 million in grants, according to the Ohio Department of Education.

The grants are part of 29 projects, benefiting approximately 107,516 students across the state through the Collaborative Fund for Educating Remotely and Transforming Schools, the Collaborative Fund.

Youngstown schools received about $127,000 for its program called ParentsYOU, where the district will work with parents focusing on issues of students socio-emotional learning. Parents will meet with school officials once per month.

Trumbull County ESC received $55,400 to establish a new Science, Technology, Education and Math program during the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year.

Grantees intend to use awards for a variety of projects, including strengthening professional learning opportunities for educators to deliver high-quality remote, hybrid and blended education; and bolstering learning platforms so educators can plan and deliver instructional lessons in person or remotely instantaneously.