Congress doled out $190 billion to states for K-12 education during the pandemic, $122 billion of which was part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP).
By the time ARP was passed schools had received $68 billion. Research indicates that this was more than enough to cover the costs of reopening.
Reasonable people can disagree about whether an extra $122 billion was needed, but have these dollars been put to good use?
Three years later, the answer seems like a clear “No”
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