But despite $190 billion sent to K-12 schools, academic achievement lagged behind pre-pandemic levels.
By Laura Meckler, The Washington PostStudents rush through the front door of their school after leaving the bus in Nelsonville, Ohio, on March 21, 2023.
Why wasn’t $190 billion - the largest one-time education investment in U.S. history - enough? Among the reasons: Some of the money was spent on COVID mitigation and testing, the main focus of the legislation, not academics. Not all of the money for academics was invested in the most effective strategies,
Neera Tanden, President Biden’s domestic policy adviser, said the studies showed the federal funds were worthwhile. The two teams came to the same conclusion: An additional $1,000 per student in federal funding translated into a gain of about 3 percent of a grade level of learning in math. For reading, the gains were similar in one study and a bit smaller in the other. These results are in line with what pre-pandemic studies found of earlier, more modest increases in education spending.
A large share of money in Philadelphia was spent on extra learning time for students - before and after school and over the summer, and to add social services and counselors. The district also spent $325 million on facilities improvements, something meant to make old buildings safer but that did not directly impact student learning.
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