Washington View: Money doesn't buy easy answers. (October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferguson, Maria
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 103:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 62
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2021-10
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- pandemic -- funding -- Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund -- ESSER -- American Rescue Plan -- ARP -- infrastructure -- relief -- planning -- learning loss -- unfinished learning -- mental health; Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/00317217211051153
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Congress has allocated just under $190 billion to support K-12 education. As Maria Ferguson explains, these much-needed funds will require states and districts to make plans for how best to use them, and the planning process is complicated in districts that are already stretched and facing unpredictable circumstances. The plans that have been submitted so far vary in their level of detail, but common themes include the effects of the pandemic on student achievement and the mental health needs of both students and school staff .