School districts may be able to use student counts and property valuation data from 2020-21 for their 2021-22 Impact Aid applications, due in late January.

The waivers permit food service providers to offer free meals to families of school-age children to last them through the week without restricting them to specific distribution centers.

COVID has compounded challenges in outreach to those least capable of maintaining internet connectivity to participate fully in schooling, and innovative outreach strategies may be needed.

The agency recommends people wear cloth face coverings, not face shields, in public settings and when around people who live outside their household, especially when social distancing is difficult to maintain.

Amid COVID-19, district administrators should consider statutory funding uses and reprioritizing homeless education spending.

The only federally funded school choice program in the country will receive more U.S. Department of Education funds over the next five years to boost lower-income students' ability to attend private schools.

For its Rural Tech Project competition, the U.S. Department of Education is looking for competency-based program proposals.

Local education agencies can apply for supplemental funds to purchase content, expand connectivity for students, provide devices for teachers and students, license systems that support distance learning infrastructure, or provide PD on effectively delivering remote learning.