
ConGRADulations, fellow kids
Explain It to Me
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What Happens if We Don't Address These Gaps
Schools have received about 190 billion dollars in federal aid and much of that money is currently unspent but the school districts have until The end of 2024 to spend those dollars. A 22 week loss in instruction for students in a high poverty school would translate into about a 5% lower Earnings over the rest of their career. If these losses became permanent it would result in about a $2 trillion loss in present value of future earnings for our students.
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