There are several Department of Education COVID-19 resources available for states, communities, educators, and families. These resources include guidance and policies related to elementary and secondary education, special education, postsecondary education, and other aspects of lifelong learning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also continues to provide updated guidance for school settings.

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What's New!

All Education Levels

• Prioritizing Case Investigation and Contact Tracing for COVID-19 (March 1, 2022)
• Secretary’s Letter to School and Early Childhood Communities (February 25, 2022)
• Disability Rights (February 24, 2022)
• Four Ways Schools Can Find Covid-19 Tests (February 14, 2022)
• #ARPStars Communications Toolkit (February 9, 2022)

Elementary and Secondary Education

• Supporting Learning Acceleration with American Rescue Plan Funds (August 16, 2022)
• Addressing the Teacher Shortage with American Rescue Plan Funds (August 16, 2022)
• Improving Access to High-Quality Resources That Equitably Support Social-Emotional Development and Mental Health of Young Children (June 14, 2022)
• Letter to Educators and Parents Regarding New CDC Recommendations and their Impact on Children with Disabilities English | Español (March 24, 2022)
• Fact Sheet:  Providing Students with Disabilities Free Appropriate Public Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Addressing the Need for Compensatory Services Under Section 504 (February 16, 2022)

Postsecondary Education

• Memo on the End of the Public Health Emergency and Impact on SNAP Student Eligibility” (March 30, 2023)
• Student Debt Relief Application Data by Congressional District MS Excel (24K) | (February 17, 2023)
• Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Fund

Department of Education Resources