Letter to the New Hampshire Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (January 18, 2024)
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A letter dated January 18, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Education, signed by Adam Schott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs, to Commissioner Frank Edelblut of the New Hampshire Department of Education. It recognizes New Hampshire's ongoing commitment to the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The letter says the State's action resulted from cooperative efforts involving Governor Sununu, appropriators in the General Court, and State educational agency staff. It says the requirements help ensure education funding supports students who were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Letter to the New Hampshire Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (January 18, 2024).”
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
January 18, 2024
The Honorable Frank Edelblut
Commissioner of Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
25 Hall Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Dear Commissioner Edelblut,
I am writing to recognize New Hampshire’s ongoing commitment to the maintenance of equity
requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). Knowing the
numerous, competing priorities facing States, State educational agencies, and local educational
agencies, New Hampshire’s work to implement these new, critically important resource equity
requirements is appreciated. We note that New Hampshire’s action is a result of cooperative efforts
involving Governor Sununu, appropriators in your General Court, and State educational agency
leadership and staff.
ARP maintenance of equity requirements help ensure that State and local education funding
supports students who experienced longstanding opportunity gaps before, and were
disproportionately impacted by, the COVID-19 pandemic. In implementing these provisions
through a mix of data quality efforts, engagement with Department-provided technical assistance,
and maintenance of State education funding for the communities and students who need it most,
New Hampshire is taking critical steps to accelerate academic recovery and close opportunity and
achievement gaps.
My team looks forward to continuing our work with yours in implementation of maintenance of
equity requirements. Thank you for your collaboration and all you do for New Hampshire’s
students, educators, and families.
Sincerely,
Adam Schott
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs
Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and
Duties of the Assistant Secretary
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
C: The Honorable Chris Sununu
Office of the Governor
107 North Main Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
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