Dr. Robert Luebke, senior fellow at the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, says most federal funds designated for COVID-19 education needs remain unspent. Learn more here: “Nearly 90% of COVID relief funds allotted to school districts still unspent.”
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