Maryland highlighted as success story in national report on how pandemic-relief funding helped schools

Maryland was spotlighted for its successful use of school-related coronavirus relief funding in a report from a bipartisan organization of superintendents and state education leaders. The report, published this month by Chiefs for Change, takes a national look at federal pandemic aid allotted through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, created to assist schools as they faced pandemic-related challenges.