Letter to Pennsylvania on Maintenance of Equity — May 24, 2023
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This is a letter dated May 24, 2023 from the United States Department of Education, addressed to the Acting Secretary of Education at the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Dr. Khalid N. Mumin, with the name James F. Lane, Ed. D., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, printed at the end. The letter states that it recognizes Pennsylvania'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 the executive branch, 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 Pennsylvania on Maintenance of Equity — May 24, 2023.”
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
May 24, 2023
The Honorable Dr. Khalid N. Mumin
Acting Secretary of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Dear Secretary Mumin,
I am writing to recognize Pennsylvania’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, Pennsylvania’s early work to implement these new, critically important resource equity
requirements is appreciated. We note that Pennsylvania’s action is a result of cooperative efforts
involving your executive branch, 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,
Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania’s students, educators, and families.
Sincerely,
James F. Lane, Ed. D.
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 Josh Shapiro
Governor of Pennsylvania
508 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
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