Policy & Advocacy
Committee on Catholic Education Joins Coalition Letter to Request Emergency Aid for Catholic Schools, June 25, 2020
Committee on Catholic Education Joins Coalition Letter to Congress to Request Emergency Aid for Catholic Schools, June 25, 2020
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, and House Minority Leader McCarthy:
Thank you for your leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and for the K-12 education provisions included in the CARES Act, particularly the discretionary funding for governors and the inclusion of equitable services for private school teachers and students in the recovery. As Congress works on the next phase of education aid, we, the undersigned, write to express our strong support for language that would ensure all students receive education support, regardless of where they attend school.
For millions of K-12 students, the pandemic has led to an unprecedented interruption of critical classroom instruction time, educational programs, and services. Many of these students have fallen behind or will not be prepared to advance to the next grade. When governors took swift action to close schools at the onset of the pandemic, they treated public and private schools and their students equally by closing all schools. We believe it is essential for the response to support students at all schools–both public and private– equally, too.