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The End of ESSER

New & Notable

No silver school-spending bullets: 5 lessons from ESSER to help drive continued learning recovery

Is it true? ESSER boosted spending more in wealthier schools?

Are students benefiting from the rising costs of Special Ed? We took a fresh look at the data.

Why WA school budgets are getting tighter, and what can be done about it

Explore federal relief spending by district or download an entire state’s data

Our new analysis has people talking...about how to get more from the Special Ed dollar

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New & Notable

No silver school-spending bullets: 5 lessons from ESSER to help drive continued learning recovery

Is it true? ESSER boosted spending more in wealthier schools?

Are students benefiting from the rising costs of Special Ed? We took a fresh look at the data.

Why WA school budgets are getting tighter, and what can be done about it

Explore federal relief spending by district or download an entire state’s data

Our new analysis has people talking...about how to get more from the Special Ed dollar

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