Using Federal & COVID-19 Relief Funds to Address Long-Standing Inequities
October 05, 2022 by EdTrust 
October 05, 2022 by EdTrust
The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 has had and will continue to have rippling repercussions that affect students, families, and educators for years to come. The pandemic also exacerbated and exposed long-standing inequities in the U.S. public school system that directly affect Black and Latino students. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan (ARP) enacted in March 2021, nearly $200 billion has been allocated to our nation’s K-12 schools to aid in academic recovery, provide mental health supports, and upgrade school resources such as technology and ventilation systems. This presents an unprecedented opportunity for schools to right previous wrongs and better serve students of color and students from low-income backgrounds who have been marginalized for far too long.
Ed Trust has identified evidence-based strategies to solve unfinished learning caused by the pandemic that accelerate students’ learning, such as intensive tutoring, family engagement, and strong relationships with teachers. As states spend their federal relief dollars, Ed Trust will be watching closely to identify promising practices and offer recommendations for how states, districts and schools can address the needs of their students in an impactful way. Schools have an amazing opportunity to transform learning that prepares students for the 21st century. Together, we can get there.
Strategies to Solve Unfinished Learning
- Strategies to Solve Unfinished Learning
- Promising Practices Smart State Strategies for Building Intensive Tutoring Systems
- Holding Students Back is Grade Retention Really Necessary During the Pandemic
- Strong Relationships are the Key to Understanding Students Experiences
- Family Engagement is Key for Student Success During COVID-19 Recovery & Beyond
American Rescue Plan
- The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s in it for Equity
- Recommendations for State Leaders to Advance Equity Using Funds From the American Rescue Plan
- 5 Questions to Ask Districts About How They Will Use New Federal Funding to Support Students
- How Advocates Can Ensure ARP Funding Goes to the Students Who Need it the Most
- How the American Rescue Plan Can Help States Advance Educational Equity
- Lets Not Forget About English Learners Targeting Resources From the American Rescue Plan for Their Needs
- Action Guide: Targeting Resources From the American Rescue Plan to Address the Needs of English Learners
- Equity Lessons Learned From Schools in the Time of COVID
- 7 Questions to Ask Your District Leader About Where ARP Funds are Going
- Lessons Learned Avoiding Inequitable Teacher Layoffs
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