A Dream Project, Staff Shortages, and Canceling the Ku Klux Klan—Wait, What?
May 23, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth In Episode 4, we hear from Melinda Young, superintendent of Steubenville City Public Schools, Kayla Whitlatch, Steubenville’s treasurer, and Lynnett Gorman, the district’s federal grants administrator, about how ESSER funds…
Leading the Way
May 16, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth In Episode 3, leaders in two states explain how they are using ESSER funds to pursue statewide improvement efforts. In Delaware, recently retired state superintendent, Dr. Susan Bunting, along with…
Addressing Learning Needs
May 09, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth In Episode 2, we sit down with Tricia McManus, superintendent of Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, who says that her district is making the most of its relief money by using…
Where Are All Those Dollars Going?
May 02, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth In Episode 1, we talk about the big picture with Phyllis Jordan of FutureEd, a Washington think tank that has been tracking how districts are spending the money. She says…
How are Schools & Districts Using the Money That the Federal Government Has Provided to Help Them Get Through the COVID Crisis?
April 13, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth Are you wondering how school districts are spending the money the federal government sent them to get through the COVID crisis? Karin Chenoweth, a writer-in-residence at The Education Trust, has…