First Watch: Following the Federal Relief Money Flowing Into Oklahoma Schools

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

First Watch

Following the Federal Relief Money Flowing Into Oklahoma Schools

With more than $2 billion in federal pandemic relief funds flowing into state school districts, Oklahoma Watch investigative reporter Jennifer Palmer wanted to give readers an idea of how they will be spent. So she convened a virtual roundtable with four education leaders representing a cross-section of the state and its schools.

You can eavesdrop on their conversation here. You can also follow the money into the district-by-district database Jennifer built here.

There’s still much to be decided on the best way to spend these funds, and Jennifer brought one other interesting perspective to the topic. Check out what the president of the National Parents Union had to say about the unique and potentially transformational opportunity the funds present.

— Mike Sherman, Executive Editor

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