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Can ESSER funds be used for travel for PD?

Official answers from Education Department staff to questions posed by Title I educators and administrators.

How the hope and potential of ‘at-promise’ moves mainstream

The idea was simple: Replace the label for the student referred to as “at-risk” with the more positively framed “at-promise.”

White House releases budget blueprint with nearly $103 billion for education

The request is a $29.8 billion increase over the 2021 budget. Here’s a breakdown of what programs the money would fund.

Where discrimination outweighed benefits of integration

Integration may have had unintended consequences as a new study finds that Black students have not always benefited from attending racially balanced schools.

50 degrees of connectivity: How connected is your state?

Free Connect K-12 website aggregates, analyzes, and visualizes E-rate data to help superintendents and CIOs negotiate better internet pricing to reach connectivity goals.

10 most challenged books feature anti-racism, LGBTQ themes

Libraries—including those in schools—saw growing demands in 2020 to remove books addressing racism and titles that shared the stories of Black, Indigenous or people of color.
Wed Apr 7th, 2021

Biden’s American Jobs Plan would provide $100 billion for school construction, repair

The money, half supplied through direct grants and the other $50 billion through bonds, also includes $45 billion to replace lead water pipes nationwide.
Thu Apr 1st, 2021

Ed Dept. releases $81 billion in American Rescue Plan funding

The funds will be available immediately. See how much each state will receive to get students back to in-person learning. The Biden administration also announced a summer learning partnership.
Wed Mar 24th, 2021

Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of education stimulus funds

U.S. Education Department will be making nearly $122 billion in ESSER funds allocated as part of the American Rescue Plan Act available to state educational agencies this month.
Wed Mar 24th, 2021

With masks, 3 feet of distancing is now safe for schools, CDC says

Announcement could be a game changer for the return to in-person learning as schools work to make room for more students of all ages.

Wed Mar 24th, 2021

How would you spend $7 billion to narrow digital divide?

Superintendents, CIOs and other district leaders can share ideas on how communities will spend $7 billion from the American Rescue Plan to boost connectivity for students and staff
Tue Mar 23rd, 2021