The U.S. Department of Education released the Return to School Roadmap a resource to support students, schools, educators, and communities as they prepare to return to safe, healthy in-person learning this fall and emerge from the pandemic stronger than before. The roadmap will lay out actionable strategies to implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) updated guidance to K-12 schools to minimize transmission and sustain in-person learning all school-year long. Additionally, the Department released the following information: A fact sheet on the Return to School Roadmap, reviewing the three “Landmark” priorities, and elevating schools and districts that are addressing each in effective ways. A guide for schools and districts on what schools can do to protect the health and safety of students. A checklist that parents can use to prepare themselves and their children for a safe return to in-person learning.
