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U.S. Department of Education
Informational Release
Friday, January 21, 2022
New CDC Guidelines for Schools
On January 13, 2022, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidance for schools regarding COVID-19. Please feel free to share widely through your channels if appropriate. 


  • Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools
  • Overview of COVID-19 Isolation for K-12 Schools
  • Overview of COVID-19 Quarantine for K-12 Schools
  • What You Should Know About COVID-19 Testing in Schools

Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Increases COVID-⁠19 Testing in Schools to Keep Students Safe and Schools Open
Since day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken every step available to keep schools safely open for full-time, in-person instruction. These efforts have resulted in 96% of schools open in-person in January 2022, up from 46% of schools in January 2021. Students have sacrificed so much over the course of the pandemic, and the President has been clear in his words and his actions that his Administration will do all that it can to keep schools safely open for all students.

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Other News
  • Revised fact sheet regarding impact of the USDA school lunch waivers for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years (January 12, 2022)
  • U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students (January 14, 2022)

For more information, visit the USDOE website at https://www.ed.gov.
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