Last week, the Center on Reinventing Public Education released an initial database of district responses to COVID-19, which tracked how districts were serving the basic needs of their students and families in the face of school closures.

Since then, states have sharpened their guidance to districts as they confront the prospect of long-term remote learning. At least seven have announced they would be closed for the remainder of the school year. Others, like Minnesota, extended the period of time physical schools would be closed, sharpened expectations for schools and teachers to ensure that learning continued, and clarified that schools would be in session, albeit remotely, in the coming weeks.