Letter to the District of Columbia on Maintenance of Equity — November 9, 2022
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This is a letter dated November 9, 2022 from the United States Department of Education to Christina Grant, State Superintendent of Education at the Office of the State Superintendent 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 the District of Columbia'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 Mayor Bowser 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 the District of Columbia on Maintenance of Equity — November 9, 2022.”
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
November 9, 2022
The Honorable Christina Grant
State Superintendent of Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
1050 First Street, N.E., Third Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Dear Superintendent Grant:
I am writing to recognize the District of Columbia’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 the District of Columbia’s action is a result of
cooperative efforts involving Mayor Bowser 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, the District of Columbia 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 the District of Columbia’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 Muriel Bowser
Mayor, District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
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