Last fall, the U.S. Department of Education published a series of proposed changes to the Perkins State Plan Guide and Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) tool that states use to submit Perkins performance data to them. The proposed changes would have required states to submit new Perkins V state plans and change many of their performance indicator definitions and operational approaches. Through two formal comment periods, we worked with partner organizations to express concern about these proposals and the administrative burden they would place on states and local Perkins recipients.
While some changes were made to the proposals by the Department during that comment process, the data requirements in particular remained in final revised documents published in mid-January. We continued to work with policymakers and the new Administration to express concerns about the ramifications of the proposed changes.
On February 10, the Department announced that it would be reversing the revisions and reinstating the previous versions of the State Plan Guide and CAR Guide. A notice will be published in the federal register soon. This move should allow states to continue implementing their current plans and data systems without having to make mandated changes.
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