,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjba,ms4   
,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,watson        
,coleman1 & ,mr4 ,payne7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ,labor       
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress t reop5+ s*ools = 9-p]son     
in/ruction %\ld be a critical priority =
 local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al policymak]s1 & t
 fund+ = ,k-#ab s*ools "u ! ,am]ican    
,rescue ,plan & ,/ate vacc9ation        
guidel9es %\ld be us$ to help get *ildr5
 back 9 ! classroom4  ,:]eas _m ,k-#ab  
/ud5ts h sp5t almo/ a full ye> outside (
 ! classroom due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 & subsequ5t s*ool closures1 ) _! le>n+ 
entirely remote2 ,:]eas !re is a gr[+   
body ( evid5ce t remote le>n+ c h       
significantly negative impacts on /ud5t 
le>n+ & educational a*ievem5t1          
pot5tially h>m+ long-t]m educational &  
c>e] success2 ,:]eas rec5t /udies h %[n 
t /ud5ts' le>n+ 9 ma? ov] ! pa/ ye> 0 at

 lea/ #cj p]c5t l[] ?an expect$ & _!    
le>n+ 9 read+ 0 at lea/ #aj p]c5t l[]   
?an expect$2 ,:]eas o!r rese>* has f\nd 
t s*ool closures 9 ! spr+ & summ] (     
#bjbj may h r$uc$ /ud5t le>n+ ga9s by up
 to "o-?ird 9 read+ & up to "o-half 9   
ma? relative to a typical s*ool ye>2    
,:]eas new /udies h f\nd t s*ool        
closures h caus$ a decl9e 9 *ildr5's    
skill atta9m5t1 ) ^? impacts be+        
p>ticul>ly sev]e = /ud5ts ^: p>5ts h l[ 
educational atta9m5t2 ,:]eas ! %ift to  
remote le>n+ has also significantly     
amplifi$ educational disp>ities along   
socioeconomic l9es ?r\gh\t ! c\ntry2    
,:]eas rese>* has f\nd t majority       
non-,:ite s*ool di/ricts saw mu* l>g]   
le>n+ losses ?an ! av]age s*ool di/rict1
 ) /ud5ts' le>n+ 9 ^? di/ricts fall+    
almo/ #aj p]c5t m 9 bo? ma? & read+     
relative to expectations ?an 9 ! av]age 
s*ool di/rict2 ,:]eas access to 9-p]son 
in/ruction itself has be5 highly unequal
 dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 aga9        
/ratifi$ along socioeconomic l9es2      

,:]eas rec5t reports h f\nd t almo/ #gj 
p]c5t ( ,black1 ,hispanic1 & ,asian     
/ud5ts 7 9 remote-only s*ool di/ricts 9 
! fall1 comp>$ to slightly ov] #ej p]c5t
 ( ,:ite /ud5ts2 ,:]eas s*ool closures h
 also left beh9d /ud5ts ) disabilities1 
:o h _h to get by ) limit$ access to !  
special education programs t are suppos$
 to be gu>ante$ to !m2 ,:]eas rec5t     
surveys ( families ) *ildr5 9 special   
education programs h f\nd t only #a 9 #e
 families said !y 7 receiv+ all ( _!    
*ildr5's support s]vices & t #d 9 #aj   
families said !y 7 receiv+ none ( ^?    
support s]vices2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice f\nd t s*ool      
closures h creat$ significant           
educational *all5ges = ,engli% le>n]s & 
/ud5ts ) disabilities1 :o already _h    
l>ge a*ievem5t gaps comp>$ to o!r /ud5ts
 prep&emic2 ,:]eas s*ool closures h also
 be5 l9k$ to decl9es 9 /ud5ts' m5tal    
heal?1 z *ildr5 are depriv$ ( social    
int]action at s*ool z well z critical   
m5tal heal? s]vices t s*ools provide2   

,:]eas ?is m5tal heal? crisis has be5   
highlight$ by l>ge increases 9 m5tal    
heal? em]g5cies among *ildr5 at         
hospitals dur+ ! p&emic1 & an increase 9
 worry+ m5tal heal? behavior z report$  
by s*ool di/ricts2 ,:]eas new /udies h  
f\nd t ! proportion ( em]g5cy dep>tm5t  
visits t 7 m5tal heal?-relat$ has       
increas$ by ov] #bj p]c5t = *ildr5 ag$  
#e-aa & ov] #cj p]c5t = *ildr5 ag$      
#ab-ag f #bjai to #bjbj2 ,:]eas !       
employm5t crisis fac+ our c\ntry has    
also be5 exac]bat$ by s*ool closures1 z 
p>5ts 7pr$om9antly wom57 h _h to leave  
_! jobs to /ay home & take c>e ( _!     
*ildr52 ,:]eas new rese>* sugge/s t ov] 
#a1jjj1jjj mo!rs h left ! work=ce s9ce !
 p&emic />t$ because ( s*ool closures2  
,:]eas among ! #adj1jjj job losses      
report$ by ! ,decemb] #bjbj employm5t   
report1 ! entirety ( ! jobs lo/ 7 held  
by wom52 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,bid5 rec5tly 
said t he hopes a significant p]c5tage (
 s*ools w reop5 #e days a week )9 8 fir/
 #ajj days2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,bid5 also 

rec5tly urg$ t tea*]s be vacc9at$ to    
support ?is s*ool reop5+ process1 say+ t
 we %\ld move tea*]s up 9 ! hi]>*y2     
,:]eas ! rec5tly pass$ ,am]ican ,rescue 
,plan provides an unprec$5t$            
#acj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 fund+ specifically to
 help ,k-#ab s*ools reop5 safely1 )     
funds to r$uce class sizes to comply )  
social di/anc+1 mod]nize ,,hvac sy/ems1 
& hire m s*ool cu/odians & nurses2      
,:]eas ! mo/ rec5t ,,cdc rese>* f9ds t x
 is safe to reop5 s*ools z long z safety
 precautions su* z univ]sal mask+1      
social di/anc+1 & sanitation & clean+   
rules are 9 place2 & ,:]eas o!r ,,cdc   
rese>* has f\nd little evid5ce t s*ools 
h be5 a major contributor to increas$   
community spread ( ,,covid-#ai3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ,congress  
t-- 7#a7 s*ools reop5+ = 9-p]son        
in/ruction z quickly z is safely        
possible %\ld be a key priority = all   
levels ( our gov]nm5t2  7#b7 s*ool      
di/ricts across ! c\ntry %\ld use fund+ 
= ,k-#ab s*ools "u ! ,am]ican ,rescue   

,plan to safely get *ildr5 back into !  
classroom2 &  7#c7 ,/ates %\ld consid]  
h[ be/ to reop5 s*ools :5 develop+ _!   
vacc9ation rules4