Letter to Maryland on Maintenance of Equity — October 26, 2022
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This is a letter dated October 26, 2022 from the United States Department of Education to Mohammed Choudhury, Superintendent of Schools at the Maryland Department of Education, with the name James F. Lane, Ed. D., Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, printed at the end. The letter states that it recognizes Maryland's ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and notes that the action resulted from cooperative efforts involving Governor Hogan, appropriators in the General Assembly, and State educational agency leadership and staff. It says the Department looks forward to continuing work in implementing the second year of maintenance of equity requirements in fiscal year 2023.
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“Letter to Maryland on Maintenance of Equity — October 26, 2022.”
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
October 26, 2022
The Honorable Mohammed Choudhury
Superintendent of Schools
Maryland Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
Dear Superintendent Choudhury:
I am writing to recognize Maryland’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, your early work to implement these new, critically important resource
equity requirements is appreciated. We note that Maryland’s action is a result of cooperative
efforts involving Governor Hogan, 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, Maryland 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 on this
issue and all you do for Maryland’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 Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.
Office of the Governor
100 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
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