Letter to North Carolina on Maintenance of Equity — April 12, 2023

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This is a letter dated April 12, 2023 from the United States Department of Education to Catherine Truitt, Superintendent of Public Instruction at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, with the name James F. Lane, Ed. D., Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, printed at the end. The letter states that it recognizes North Carolina'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 State's action resulted from cooperative efforts involving Governor Cooper, appropriators in the General Assembly, and State educational agency leadership and staff. It says the Department looks forward to continuing work with the State in implementing the second year of maintenance of equity requirements in fiscal year 2023.

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“Letter to North Carolina on Maintenance of Equity — April 12, 2023.” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-4-12-2023-used-www-ed-gov-f0e014bd8f-08c7509bb8/, SHA-256 744c22c034c296121ac44f07eddc772df7df2fc7ed550a69fd5f48d0b94149f3.

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                       UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                          April 12, 2023

The Honorable Catherine Truitt
Superintendent of Public Instruction
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6301

Dear Superintendent Truitt:

I am writing to recognize North Carolina’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, North Carolina’s early work to implement these new, critically important
resource equity requirements is appreciated. We note that North Carolina’s action is a result of
cooperative efforts involving Governor Cooper, 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, North Carolina 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 North Carolina’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 Roy Cooper
   Governor of North Carolina
   20301 Mail Service Center
   Raleigh, NC 27699-0301

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