Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn told a panel of state senators she anticipates the state will receive an additional $2.3 billion to $2.6 billion in federal education funds in a third round of federal COVID-19 relief.

Any new funding would be in addition to $1.4 billion in education money already allocated to Tennessee through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and a second round of stimulus passed in December, bringing the state’s total federal education funding to an estimated $4.5 billion.