Schools' pandemic spending boosted tech companies. Did it help U.S. students?
As soon as the federal pandemic relief started arriving at America's schools, so did the relentless calls.
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As soon as the federal pandemic relief started arriving at America's schools, so did the relentless calls.
An infusion of federal pandemic relief to America's schools sparked a boom in the education technology sector, an industry where research and evidence are scarce. An Associated Press analysis of
School systems spent tens of millions of dollars in pandemic money on education technology, including apps, games and tutoring websites. Schools, however, have little or no evidence the programs helped students.