“Under Pr-ESSER: Revealed Preferences and Spending Patterns in Response to the Pandemic.” 

On April 10, 2024, Dr. Springer, a Managing Partner at Basis Policy Research and former distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, presented an Education Policy Workshop on “Under Pr-ESSER: Revealed Preferences and Spending Patterns in Response to the Pandemic” at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library. In his talk, Dr. Springer posits that data on the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) provides a unique opportunity to study how school districts responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.