US federal funds totaling $90 billion remain on the table for K–12 schools, and they need to move quickly to spend it. Partner Jake Bryant and colleagues explain that US public schools have spent about $2.7 billion a month so far from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. Schools will need to spend or decide how to allocate approximately $5 billion per month through September 2024 to use the rest before the funds expire.
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A map of the United States depicting that school districts in 13 states have spent less than 50% of their allocated emergency relief funds. Each state is represented by a shaded square on the map, with different shades depicting the share of elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds spent by each state as of June 30, 2023. The 13 states that have spent less than 50% of their allocated funds are as follows (in alphabetical order): Alabama, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have also spent less than 50%.
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To read the article, see “Stimulus funding deadlines loom: How are K–12 schools adjusting their priorities?,” September 22, 2023.