FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional Actions to Drive Academic Success for all Students | The White House

The Biden-Harris Administration is working to make sure America ’s schools have the resources and supports they need to continue their important progress.

Biden and Harris : We must all double-down on strengthening reading and math skills, increasing student attendance and engagement, and increasing access to intensive tutoring.

States encouraged to provide up-to-date, real-time, school-level data that enables them to identify the root causes of chronic absenteeism, select the appropriate interventions, target resources, and measure effectiveness.

The Department of Education will issue a resource for state leaders highlighting different state approaches to creating and implementing data systems.

The Administration also launched the Student Attendance and Engagement Solutions Network , part of the National Partnership for Student Success .

The most recent data shows that states and districts have allocated more than $70 billion to activities that address students’ academic, social, and emotional needs, including tutoring, afterschool, and summer learning.

Research is showing that these investments are working.

The Department issued a letter, Frequently Asked Questions , and a template to support States .