How much pandemic relief money is left for schools: Today's top stories | Daily Briefing

Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati Enquirer
Local schools spent pandemic relief funds on reading programs, tutors, facilities updates, nurses and other staff. That money runs out in four months.
Local schools spent pandemic relief funds on reading programs, tutors, facilities updates, nurses and other staff. That money runs out in four months.

Hi! I'm Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer's education reporter.

Last year, I earned my Certificate in Education Finance from the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University (thanks to a scholarship and encouragement from my editors here at The Enquirer). This program has a wide variety of resources for journalists and anyone else who wants to dig into school funding data, including information about pandemic relief dollars.

So, what's happened to the $745 million the federal government awarded to public schools in southwest Ohio over the last three years? The majority of districts have spent 90% or more of these funds already.

But some still have millions at their disposal. If they don't spend this money by the end of September, they could lose it altogether.

Where does your family's school district fall? Find out in my latest story, here.

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Runners make their way from Second Street down to Pete Rose Way as they approach the first mile marker during the 26th annual Flying Pig Marathon , Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Cincinnati.
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Relive the Flying Pig Marathon weekend with our favorite photos from one of Cincinnati's clearest indicators that summer is, indeed, on the horizon.

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Today's Top Stories

Cincinnati Public Schools' unions are meeting in May to take a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Iranetta Wright.
Cincinnati Public Schools' unions are meeting in May to take a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Iranetta Wright.

• 'Our district is in chaos.' Cincinnati Public Schools unions to take vote of no confidence

• West Chester crash that killed 3 left vehicle 'torn in half,' witnesses say

The board voted in April to restore Dr. Sherri Tenpenny's license after suspending it last year and fining her $3,000.
The board voted in April to restore Dr. Sherri Tenpenny's license after suspending it last year and fining her $3,000.

• Ohio doctor who said COVID vaccines make people magnetic gets medical license back

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the new winter high school sports alignment. There will be major changes to Cincinnati's divisions.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the new winter high school sports alignment. There will be major changes to Cincinnati's divisions.

• OHSAA winter sports realignment means big changes in Cincinnati basketball

Ohio saw twice as many cases of Lyme disease in 2023 as it did in 2022. Here's how to keep yourself safe from ticks.
Ohio saw twice as many cases of Lyme disease in 2023 as it did in 2022. Here's how to keep yourself safe from ticks.

• Tick season is here. Here's what to know

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