Tennessee — United States Department of Education to the Honorable Penny Schwinn (January 19, 2023)
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A January 19, 2023 letter from the United States Department of Education to Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn of the Tennessee Department of Education, with a signature block for a Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary. The letter states that it recognizes Tennessee's ongoing commitment to the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP). It says Tennessee's action is a result of cooperative efforts involving Governor Lee, appropriators in the General Assembly, and State educational agency leadership and staff, and that the Department looks forward to implementing the second year of maintenance of equity requirements in fiscal year 2023.
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“Tennessee — United States Department of Education to the Honorable Penny Schwinn (January 19, 2023).”
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
January 19, 2023
The Honorable Penny Schwinn
Commissioner of Education
Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
Dear Commissioner Schwinn:
I am writing to recognize Tennessee’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, Tennessee’s early work to implement these new, critically important
resource equity requirements is appreciated. We note that Tennessee’s action is a result of
cooperative efforts involving Governor Lee, appropriators in your General Assembly, 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, Tennessee 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 implementing the second year of
maintenance of equity requirements in fiscal year 2023. Thank you for your collaboration, and
all you do for Tennessee’s students, educators, and families.
Sincerely,
James F. Lane, Ed. D.
Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary
Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions
and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Elementary and Secondary Education
CC: The Honorable Bill Lee
Governor
State Capitol, First Floor
600 Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37243
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