SAT essay and subject tests are eliminated as COVID drives more colleges and universities to end their reliance on the exams. Will these moves boost equity and access?

The Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the Department of Defense will use the money to expand testing opportunities for K-8 schools and underserved congregate settings, such as homeless shelters, according to the Biden administration.

COVID learning loss will further tax teachers, particularly in under-resourced districts, who faced challenges in supporting all learners adequately pre-pandemic.

President Joe Biden predicted that most elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office, but said it will be tougher for high schools to reopen at the same rate because of the risk of infection.