How will schools spend federal COVID funds? No one knows

Oklahoma’s public K-12 schools will receive nearly $161 million through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But officials appear to have little idea how the money will be spent beyond extremely broad categories that could include a multitude of expenses.


Of the $161 million going to K-12 public schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSERF) authorized in the CARES Act, 90 percent will be distributed to state school districts, while the OSDE can retain 10 percent, or about $16 million, for “emergency needs” tha...

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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs How will schools spend federal COVID funds? No one knows