… UCLA education professor Tyrone Howard said the expiration of that funding, along with chronic absenteeism and a steady decline in enrollment, could leave the district with fewer resources.
“There’s a trifecta,” he explained. “Esser [Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund] dollars gone, declining enrollment and students not showing up. That means fewer dollars and potentially fewer supports.”
State testing results from Spring 2025 show 46.5% of students met or exceeded grade-level standards in English, while just 36.7% did so in math.