Deploy federal recovery funding to support recovery, accelerate learning, and transform schools¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 theoretical), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The webinar recommends that policymakers and education leaders use the pandemic-era influx of federal funding as an opportunity for recovery and systemic change. The page states that "policymakers and education leaders can deploy the unprecedented influx of federal funding to support recovery, accelerate learning, and transform schools," framing aid spending around historically underserved students.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Availability of the federal funding influx and data from the past school year to guide deployment

Constraints¶

• Framed for the specific post-COVID moment of students returning to classrooms in fall 2021

Target Learners¶

• Students of color
• Students living in poverty
• Historically underserved communities

Target Learning Goals¶

• Academic recovery
• Learning acceleration
• Equitable system transformation

Claims¶

• The American Rescue Plan provides $122 billion for COVID recovery in schools [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Include a district leader's perspective on supporting returning students in recovery planning
• Use federal COVID-19 aid, including the American Recovery Plan influx, to transform education for students with disabilities
• Multi-pronged policy strategy for COVID-19 learning recovery for BIPOC students
• Use federal ESSER and IDEA funding to provide early intervention, extended school year support in the summer, and other evidence-based supports for students with disabilities
• Provide English learner-specific summer learning and staff accelerated learning programs with EL specialists
• Use one-time federal relief funds for temporary pay incentives, including hazard pay, to retain and attract educators during the pandemic

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Michael Conner, PhD, Beth Tarasawa, Deb Delisle, Janet Murguía, Chris Minnich, Marc Morial. (2021). Transforming education through COVID-19 recovery and learning acceleration: research findings, policy recommendations, and lessons from the ground. NWEA Research webinar. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/transforming-education-through-covid-19-recovery-and-learning-acceleration-research-findings-policy-recommendations-and-lessons-from-the-ground/