Three congressional committees are investigating whether $190 billion in relief funding for elementary and secondary schools after the COVID-19 pandemic was used to advance social agendas rather than learning loss, as intended by lawmakers. The House Committees on Oversight and Accountability and Education and the Workforce, as well as the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus…

News Analysis The federal government poured $190 billion into state coffers in 2020 and 2021 to help schools deal with the effects of COVID-19 on the nation’s education system. While some school districts quickly spent the funds on things like tutoring, teacher salaries, school bus wifi, and new HVAC systems, other districts have struggled to…

Education disruptions that occurred during the lockdowns and school closures in the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic could cost students tens of thousands of dollars in future income and remove trillions from state economies, according to a report from the Hoover Institution. The January report by Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at the institution…