Colorado school districts prepare for end of ESSER funds

Denver Public School students at Ellis Elementary School follow their 1st grade teacher Megan Westmore to her classroom for the start of the 2022-23 school year on August 22, 2022, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

By Jessica Seaman | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 1, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 1, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Nearly $2 billion in federal aid flowed into Colorado school districts’ coffers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and, with that money, they expanded tutoring for children, started after-school and summer programs and increased mental health services.

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Colorado schools got nearly $2 billion in COVID aid. Now the money is ending and districts face tough budget decisions.

Districts used so-called ESSER funds to increase tutoring, summer school programs and mental health offerings

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