To jump-start educational recovery after the disruptions from COVID-19, the federal and state governments sent billions in one-time stimulus funds to school districts. California allocated much of its stimulus funding to districts based on their shares of low-income students--a proxy for student need and the main way California directs money towards high need districts and students. This approach more directly targeted districts with pre-existing lower achievement levels rather than those with larger pandemic learning loss. Districts have spent nearly two-thirds of federal funds as of March 2023; most of the remainder must be spent by September 2024. Federal spending first targeted health and technology, but now more often targets academic interventions.