Operations

School districts will be able to provide free meals for students through the end of the 2021-22 school year due to extension nutrition waivers by Biden's USDA.

Many school districts have put out little information about 2021 summer learning and enrichment plans. Moreover, many of the plans released are missing high-leverage strategies like tutoring, assessment data, and clear communication plans.

Districts reported lower kindergarten enrollment in 2020-21, which means returning students could alter the traditional makeup of the early grades this fall.

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

Some leaders will blend assessment with curriculum to better personalize instruction in summer and fall 2021.

High-dosage tutoring for early literacy does not necessarily mean devoting long periods of one-on-one time to each student, each day.