Stimulus funding deadlines loom: How are K–12 schools adjusting their priorities?
Jake Bryant, Wayne Redmond, Neil Shelat, and Casey Willis
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, enacted three years ago in response to the pandemic, allocated $190 billion in federal funding to US public schools. As its expiration looms, three key questions emerge:
- Where have districts spent ESSER stimulus funds so far?
- How much is left to spend, and how do schools plan to allocate the remaining dollars?
- Are district leaders likely to reconsider their spending priorities once the stimulus funding expires?
