Thread by @LieslMcconchie

✨School Leaders & Clean Air Advocates✨

US Sec of Ed, @SecCardona, issued a letter recently (3/22/24) to all school leaders to address the chronic absenteeism crisis.

YES!! He addresses the need to improve indoor air quality to improve attendance.

🧵www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/gui…

The letter says, "I'm writing today to ask each State to commit to three key actions that can help more students attend and engage in school each day."

#3 is "Redouble efforts to urgently invest remaining ARP funds in evidence-based strategies for improving regular school attendance."

What are those evidence-based strategies @SecCardona is referring to??

"the Department released guidance outlining how any remaining, timely obligated ARP funds can support initiatives to address chronic absence and improve regular school attendance"

GUIDANCE hyperlinks to this letter from US Dept of Ed: oese.ed.gov/files/2024/01/…

Quote from that letter: "Making targeted improvements to school infrastructure, including HVAC investments, to enhance indoor air quality and environmental safety that keep students healthy in school."

What does all this mean?
The Dept of Ed is acknowledging that indoor air quality plays a role in the absenteeism crisis.

They are asking schools to use their ARP funds to improve indoor air quality.

If your school has not done this yet, what is your excuse?

Literally every federal and state agency (relating to health & education) is (finally) calling for better indoor air quality.

If you are a school leader, and don't know where to start ... my free 1-hr video can be a great intro for you:
lieslmcconchie.com/clean_air

If you are a parent, or teacher, and want to advocate for better indoor air quality in your school, here is a different 1-hr video that can help you get started (with a ton of other resources).
lieslmcconchie.com/clean_air_advo…

The money is there.
The research is there.
The need is there.

Now all we need is YOU! We need YOU to take action to improve the air quality in schools.