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Home » Press Releases » Institute for Reforming Government: Empty schools, empty wallets: How ESSER pandemic aid led to more school referenda
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government released a new report on Tuesday, “Empty Schools, Empty Wallets: What Happened to $1.49 Billion in ESSER School Aid?” The report draws on 17,830 school district allocations analyzed by IRG to find out how schools allocated the last round of federal COVID dollars. IRG tracked how districts planned to spend every last dollar: teachers, constru...