The passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides much-needed funding to our K-12 state education agencies during this crisis, and we urge the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to ensure those funds help the students who need it most.
To do this, ED must publicly report how states and districts used CARES Act funds to accomplish the following goals:
- meet the unique needs of underserved students;
- prioritize equitable learning opportunities, including increasing accessibility to distance learning;
- address learning loss and achievement gaps;
- account for any missing data during school closure in the state accountability system;
- provide meals and other wraparound services to students; and
- provide professional development to educators while working to retain them and other support staff.
Sign today so we can make sure that our most vulnerable students get the support they need to recover and succeed!
