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These letters are key policy letters and other letters that may be of interest, signed by the Education Secretary or Deputy Secretary and are provided by the Executive Secretariat, Office of the Secretary.

### Letters from 2024

                - March 26, 2024—Letter from Secretary Cardona to State Governors regarding the transition to the Better FAFSA
                - March 22, 2024—Letter from Secretary Cardona regarding student attendance and engagement
                - March 15, 2024—Letter from Secretary Cardona to Presidents, Chancellors, and CEOs on 2024-25 FAFSA processing updates
                - February 26, 2024—Letter from Secretary Cardona regarding support for prioritizing early school success
                - January 25, 2024—Letter from Secretary Cardona on New Resource for School Administrators on Importance of Safe Firearm Storage

### Letters from 2023

                - November 20, 2023—Letter from Secretary Cardona regarding academic success and mastery of grade-level standards
                - November 6, 2023—Joint Letter with Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack on affordable health insurance through Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or the Affordable Care Act
                - October 30, 2023—Joint Letter with Director Rahul Gupta of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Director on the fentanyl overdose epidemic
                - September 19, 2023—Dear Colleague Letter regarding support for Medicaid reenrollment of students
                - September 6, 2023—Letter from Secretary Cardona regarding school districts' responsibilities to serve immigrant students
                - June 16, 2023—Joint Letter with Secretary Xavier Becerra of HHS regarding support for young people impacted by gun violence
                - May 15, 2023—Letter from Secretary Cardona on updated guidance regarding constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression in public elementary and secondary schools
                - May 10, 2023—Letter from Secretary Cardona encouraging use of Federal Word Study (FWS) and other federal programs to increase student support roles in schools
                - March 24, 2023—Letter from Secretary Cardona calling for an end to corporal punishment in schools
                - March 13, 2023—Joint Letter from Secretary Blinken and Secretary Cardona Regarding U.S. Department of State's Exchange Visitor Secondary School Student Programs
                - February 6, 2023—Secretary’s letter to education leaders about Raise the Bar, the Department of Education’s priorities for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade

### Letters from 2022

                - December 6, 2022—Letter from Deputy Secretary regarding how Federal funds can support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
                - November 14, 2022—Letter from Secretary on addressing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on college and career preparation opportunities and the ability of students to successfully transition into postsecondary education
                - August 31, 2022—Joint Letter with Secretary Martin Walsh of DOL regarding a Sustainable Teacher Workforce
                - July 29, 2022—Joint Letter with Secretary Xavier Becerra of HHS regarding Federal Resources for Student Mental Health
                - July 19, 2022—Letter from Secretary on School Discipline
                - June 27, 2022—Joint Letter with Secretary Xavier Becerra of HHS regarding COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children
                - March 24, 2022—Joint Letter with Secretary Xavier Becerra of HHS to Governors regarding School Based Health Services
                - February 9, 2022—Secretary's letter regarding military-connected students and families (MIC3)
                - January 12, 2022—Secretary's letter regarding resources to assist schools with COVID-19 testing

### Letters from 2021

                - July 6, 2021—Secretary's letter regarding Vaccinations, Screening Testing, and Summer Learning and Enrichment Opportunities
                - February 27, 2021—Acting Secretary’s Letter to Matthew Miller, Acting Commissioner for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, requesting and recommending an exemption for small business owners, currently delinquent on a Federal student loan, to obtain loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Archives of Key Policy Letters Signed by the Education Secretary or Deputy Secretary From Previous Administrations

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