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# Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Results of April 2021 NAEP Survey on School Reopening

# Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Results of April 2021 NAEP Survey on School Reopening

June 10, 2021

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“Today's  data reaffirms what we’ve been seeing and hearing for months – that we’ve met  and exceeded President Biden’s goal of reopening the majority of K-8 schools,  and that as a nation we continue to make significant progress in reopening as  many schools as possible before the summer. As of April, 96 percent of K-8  schools were offering in-person learning options and 59 percent of these  schools were offering full-time in-person instruction. From speaking with  educators, students, parents, and districts across the country, we know that  additional reopening progress was made in May and the early weeks of June. While  today’s data show that for the first time this year more Black and Hispanic  fourth graders were attending school in-person full-time in April than  attending fully remote, we have more work to do to ensure that Black, Hispanic,  and Asian students have equal access to in-person learning options as their  white peers, and that parents and students feel confident again learning inside  school buildings. 

“Schools  have shown that they can - and should - be offering in-person learning  opportunities five days a week to every student. With increased access to  vaccinations and testing, unprecedented funding from the American Rescue Plan,  and resources like our COVID Handbooks and Best Practices Clearinghouse, it is  my expectation that all schools will offer full time in person learning to  every student this fall. The Department will continue to work with schools and  districts over the coming months to provide more students access to summer  learning opportunities to reengage and prepare them for the 2021 school year, and  ensure every student can learn and thrive five days a week inside their  classrooms this fall.”
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