
Even with massive state education spending increases and $2.5 billion in federal pandemic aid, still not enough for 81 districts Apr. 4, 2022 | MacIver News Service Hotly contested school board elections and other local and judicial races on ballots tomorrow are joined by school referenda questions asking voters to raise taxes to fund over $1.1 billion in new spending across 81 districts. The context of these spending questions is unique this year. Some $2.5 billion – with a “B” – federal funding related to the pandemic has been flowing into school coffers over the past 2 years. That’s …