This letter is in response to Alabama State Department of Education's (ALSDE) February 16, 2023, request to provide non-congregate meal service in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option (SSO) when...

In August of 2022, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) invited providers to submit information for comprehensive evidence-based, high-dosage tutoring (HDT) products or services to publish a vetted list for local education agencies (LEAs). Studies of tutoring interventions found that on average, tutoring...