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# Coronavirus 

# Coronavirus 

                      -  April 30, 2021  U.S. Department of Education Launches Best Practices Clearinghouse to Highlight Innovative Practices for Reopening Schools and Campuses  
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched the Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse (the Clearinghouse), a website that highlights the innovative work underway nationwide in continuing to reopen K-12 schools, early childhood centers and postsecondary institutions.
  **Tags:**CoronavirusSafe and Supportive SchoolsPress Releases
                      -  April 26, 2021  U.S. Department of Education Launches National Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative to Help Students Most Impacted by the Pandemic    
NOTE: Press interested in covering the launch of the  Collaborative may register  here to receive updated meeting  information and links to join National Convening on April 26 and 27.
  **Tags:**CoronavirusPress Releases
                      -  April 21, 2021  U.S. Education Department Releases State Plan Template for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund  
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released the State plan application that will support states in describing how they will use resources under the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) fund to continue to safely reopen schools, sustain their safe operations, and support students—especially those most impacted by the pandemic. 
  **Tags:**American Rescue PlanCoronavirusSafe and Supportive SchoolsPress Releases
                      -  April 9, 2021  Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona Joins Roundtable Discussion with Students to Discuss Experiences During the Pandemic  
Following the Department of Education's release of the COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs, which includes research-based strategies to address the impact of the pandemic on students, educators, and staff, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona held a virtual roundtable wi
  **Tags:**Elementary Secondary EducationSafetyCoronavirusPress Releases
                      -  April 9, 2021  U.S. Department of Education Releases "COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs"  
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released the COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs to provide additional strategies for safely reopening all of America's schools and to promote educational equity by addressing opportunity gaps that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.
  **Tags:**CoronavirusSafe and Supportive SchoolsPress Releases
                      -  March 30, 2021  Department of Education Announces Expansion of COVID-19 Emergency Flexibilities to Additional Federal Student Loans in Default   Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced an expansion of the pause on federal student loan interest and collections to all defaulted loans in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. This action will help more than one million additional borrowers burdened by debt during the COVID-19 emergency.  **Tags:**Student Loan ProgramsCoronavirusPress Releases
                      -  March 29, 2021  Education Department Announces Relief for Student Loan Borrowers with Total and Permanent Disabilities During the COVID-19 Emergency  
The Department of Education (Department) today announced relief for certain borrowers who have received student loan discharges due to total and permanent disability. These changes will ensure no borrowers are at risk of having their loans reinstated, meaning they would have to repay their debt—for failure to provide earnings information during the COVID-19 emergency.
  **Tags:**DisabilitiesStudent Financial AidCoronavirusPress Releases
                      -  March 22, 2021  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Provides Puerto Rico Department of Education Access to Pandemic Relief Aid and Other Grant Funds  
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today sent a letter to The Honorable  Pedro Pierluisi, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, informing him that the U.S.
  **Tags:**CoronavirusAmerican Rescue PlanPress Releases
                      -  March 19, 2021  U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Assistance for Students and Institutions Through HEERF Grant Program and Expanded SNAP Benefits  
To provide ongoing relief from the COVID-19 emergency and implement provisions in the American Rescue Plan recently signed by President Biden, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) is announcing additional benefits, outreach, flexibilities, and guidance to assist students, federal student aid applicants, and institutions of higher educations. 
  **Tags:**Postsecondary EducationCoronavirusAmerican Rescue PlanPress Releases
                      -  March 17, 2021  Department of Education Announces American Rescue Plan Funds for All 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to Help Schools Reopen  
Today, less than a week after President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP), the U.S.
  **Tags:**CoronavirusAmerican Rescue PlanPress Releases

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