Mississippi — United States Department of Education to the Honorable Raymond C. Morgigno Interim (May 16, 2024)
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A letter dated May 16, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Education to Raymond C. Morgigno, Interim State Superintendent of Education at the Mississippi Department of Education. It recognizes Mississippi's ongoing commitment to the maintenance of equity requirements under section 2004(b) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The letter credits cooperative efforts involving Governor Reeves, appropriators in the State Legislature, and State educational agency staff. It thanks the State for its collaboration on implementation and notes that the requirements help ensure education funding supports students disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
May 16, 2024
The Honorable Raymond C. Morgigno
Interim State Superintendent of Education
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Dear Dr. Morgigno,
I am writing to recognize Mississippi’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, Mississippi’s work to implement these new, critically important resource equity
requirements is appreciated. We note that Mississippi’s action is a result of cooperative efforts
involving Governor Reeves, appropriators in your State Legislature, 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, Mississippi is taking critical
steps to accelerate academic recovery and close opportunity and achievement gaps.
Thank you for your collaboration on the implementation of the maintenance of equity requirements
and for all you do for Mississippi’s students, educators, and families.
Sincerely,
Adam Schott
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and
Duties of the Assistant Secretary
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
CC: The Honorable Tate Reeves
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
400 High Street
Jackson, MS 39201
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