On April, 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education USDE) released Volume 2 of its COVID-19 Handbook, which includes research-based and practical strategies to address the social, emotional, mental health, and academic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students, teachers, and staff. It promotes multi-tiered systems of support, such as positive behavioral intervention and supports (PBIS) to help schools to proactively respond to different levels of student need.
Also, to support the equitable access and effective use of technology, the handbook states that school districts and schools should conduct ongoing surveys of students to determine the extent of access to high-speed internet and devices and the quality of that access.
According to Secretary Cardona, the USDE’s immediate focus is to provide as many tools as it can to educators to promote their success.
The first volume of the handbook was released earlier this month.

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Source: K12 Dive.