Public statement providing recommendations for schools recovering from COVID-19 closure:

Specific recommendations fall under seven broad themes:

1. Provide substantial additional resources to prevent looming school budget cuts.
2. Implement universal internet and computer access.
3. Target resources to those most in need.
4. Provide the most personalized and engaging instruction possible under the circumstances, even when it is necessary to be online.
5. Address the learning losses created by the crisis by expanding instructional time in ways that challenge, support, and engage students.
6. Offer tailored, integrated support to each child in order to address social-emotional, physical health, and family well-being.
7. Make decisions about teachers that support pedagogical quality and equity.