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Secretary Cardona visits schools around the country to share the importance of addressing the impact of lost instructional time; student and staff social, emotional, and mental health well-being; and family engagement. Learn about how states and districts can use American Rescue Plan funding to support these critical areas here.
Learn about school, early childhood program, and campus approaches to implementing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as other strategies for preparing for and sustaining safe in-person operations.
Learn how to support the social, emotional, mental health, academic, developmental, and basic needs of all learners, including access to food and other basic needs, with a specific focus on the most vulnerable learners and ensuring that resources provided by schools and campuses will be able to connect with and meet the needs of those disconnected from learning and those whose communities have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Learn how to better address the well-being and professional needs of teachers, early childhood providers, faculty, and staff, including strategies to address their social, emotional, health, and other needs. Teachers, early childhood education providers, faculty, staff, schools, districts, institutions of higher education, other places of educational instruction, and States may use these lessons learned, best practices, and Federal resources to create plans of action. They may also help enhance efforts to provide professional development to teachers, faculty, and staff returning to schools.
This short video provides information on how schools can offer regular COVID-19 testing as a safe and effective way to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep students in school for in-person learning.
Learn how Kearsarge Regional School District in New London, New Hampshire has spent American Rescue Plan (ARP) relief funds to support students and staff, including installing HVAC systems, hiring more staff, and tackling the urgent needs of its schools during the pandemic. #ARPStars
Learn how White Plains Public Schools in White Plains, New York has spent relief funds to invest in HVAC units, support the mental health of its teachers, and make sure student learning is not disrupted. #ARPStars
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Arkansas Department of Education: Arkansas Tutoring Corps
Using American Rescue Plan funds, the Arkansas Department of Education created the Arkansas Tutoring Corps, which includes recruitment, preparation, and support for candidates to become qualified tutors to provide instruction for students most impacted by lost instructional time.
The Arkansas Tutoring Corps project will enhance learning experiences of students impacted by lost instructional time as a result of the pandemic and address gaps in foundational skills in mathematics and literacy. #ARPStars
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National Comprehensive Center: The American Rescue Plan Act Partnership, Assistance, Transformation, and Heightened Support Resource for States (ARP PATHS)
ARP PATHS invites states to voluntarily describe the strategies they are implementing to serve as promising practices in ensuring ARP ESSER funds are used appropriately and effectively. The tool offers considerations for states as they build capacity and communicate their work to the public.
Topics addressed by the tool include implementing strategies to support safe in-person instruction, incorporating ongoing engagement with parents and other stakeholders, addressing learning loss, meeting urgent staffing needs, and ensuring transparency.
Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) Announces 79 Districts Intend to Participate in TN ALL Corps Tutoring
Learn about TDOE’s use of relief funds to support the Tennessee Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps (TN ALL Corps) tutoring program to mitigate learning loss and accelerate student achievement.
Participating districts and the TDOE will invest a projected $200 million in Federal education funding in TN ALL Corps, benefiting nearly 150,000 students over the next three years. #ARPStars
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