"This is our moment. It's our moment, not only to keep schools open, but also to address the inequities that have existed in our school systems for far too long."
When the way our education system operates changed at a moment's notice in March 2020, it turned out there was much more district leaders had to figure out than simply how to keep students learning.
"Set a goal of giving every child that fell behind during the pandemic at least 30 minutes per day, three times a week, with a well-trained tutor," the U.S. secretary of education said.
The Oregon Department of Education says it will withhold federal COVID-19 relief funds from a small, rural school district in western Oregon where the school board recently voted to end state-required masking.
