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Dear Commissioner Russell-Tucker: Connecticut Maintenance of Equity Requirements

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Connecticut Commissioner of Education Charlene M. Russell-Tucker receives a letter from James F. Lane, Ed. D., Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary, dated April 28, 2023, appreciating the State's early work on the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act. It attributes Connecticut's action to cooperation among Governor Lamont, appropriators in the General Assembly and agency staff, and says the State's data quality efforts, use of technical assistance and maintained State funding are helping accelerate recovery. The Department looks forward to the second year in fiscal year 2023, and Governor Ned Lamont is copied.

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“Dear Commissioner Russell-Tucker: Connecticut Maintenance of Equity Requirements.” Original at www.ed.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/department-of-education-4-28-2023-used-www-ed-gov-7ff9a71ea7-9f00c9eb0d/, SHA-256 7eb17e06918dadcd2ba5d666e8169376ae497e71b994584678eaeddc0729bfbd.

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                      UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                                         April 28, 2023


The Honorable Charlene M. Russell-Tucker
Commissioner of Education
Connecticut State Department of Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 606
Hartford, CT 06103-1841

Dear Commissioner Russell-Tucker,

I am writing to recognize Connecticut’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, Connecticut’s early work to implement these new, critically important
resource equity requirements is appreciated. We note that Connecticut’s action is a result of
cooperative efforts involving Governor Lamont, 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, Connecticut 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 Connecticut’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 Ned Lamont
   Governor of Connecticut
   210 Capitol Avenue
   Hartford, CT 06106

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