When the pandemic shut down colleges throughout the nation, the federal authorities responded with billions of {dollars} to assist districts help distant studying, serve free meals to college students and safely reopen colleges.
In 2021, the Biden administration gave districts one other $122 billion via its $1.9 trillion stimulus package deal, an quantity that far surpassed earlier rounds. Districts had been required to spend a minimum of 20 p.c of these funds on serving to college students get well academically, whereas the remainder…
