District Savings Are Running Dry Amid COVID-19.

The article reports on the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on some of the poorest school districts in the U.S. It presents the case of Green County Schools in North Carolina that has drained almost all of the school system's emergency savings account to avoid bankruptcy. Topics discussed include disparity between property-rich and property-poor districts, the pandemic-induced economic downturn, and the fiscal challenges facing Black and Latino districts.