Intergovernmental Grants to School Districts and Educational Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Autor/inn/en	Clemens, Jeffrey; Hoxie, Philip G.; Veuger, Stan
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Intergovernmental Grants to School Districts and Educational Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass: National Bureau of Economic Research (2026) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper series. w35447
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie; Graue Literatur
DOI	10.3386/w35447
Schlagwörter	Bildungspolitik; Schulpolitik; Schule; Coronavirus; Finanzierung; Arbeitspapier; Wirkungsanalyse; USA
Abstract	The federal government appropriated $189.5 billion in pandemic aid to school districts through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund. We evaluate their impact on schools with district poverty shares near 5%, where a threshold-driven increase in funds enables us to implement a difference-in-discontinuities design. Federal funds were passed on to residents through reductions in local revenue collections, including property taxes, and did not result in increased per-pupil expenditures by school districts. We find no evidence that additional funds mitigated the declines in test scores. We provide suggestive evidence that political engagement, especially from parents, increased in districts that qualified for additional funds. This combination of engagement and reduced taxation may explain the greater enrollment and faster reopening we observe in such districts.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2026/4