How California school districts might spend $13.6B in federal COVID relief

AN INTENSIVE FOCUS on reading skills. Tutoring. More mental health services. Cleaner indoor air. More teaching aides for English learners. Summer activities for more students.

These are some common themes in the plans that California school districts and charter schools have adopted for spending a huge amount from the latest round of federal COVID aid: $13.6 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act that Congress passed in March.