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Letter to the New Jersey Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (October 26, 2022)

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A letter dated October 26, 2022 from the U.S. Department of Education, signed by James F. Lane, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, to Commissioner Angelica Allen-McMillan of the New Jersey Department of Education. It recognizes New Jersey's ongoing commitment to the Maintenance of Equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and its early work to implement them. The letter credits cooperative efforts involving Governor Murphy, appropriators in the State Legislature, and State education agency staff. It looks forward to the second year of the requirements in fiscal year 2023.

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“Letter to the New Jersey Department of Education — Maintenance of Equity (October 26, 2022).” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-10-26-2022-used-www-ed-gov-fb7325ab67-5697009846/, SHA-256 9238b81765db7e70c9307e3ae0e8f41ae8ce090803877d952d7ea7c618819129.

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                      UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                       October 26, 2022

The Honorable Angelica Allen-McMillan
Commissioner of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

Dear Commissioner Allen-McMillan:

I am writing to recognize New Jersey’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 New Jersey’s action is a result of cooperative
efforts involving Governor Murphy, appropriators in your State Legislature, and State education
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 Jersey 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 New Jersey’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 Phil Murphy
       Office of the Governor
       P.O. Box 001
       Trenton, NJ 08625

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