Local education agencies (LEAs) receiving ESSER III funds are required to maintain equity of funding and staffing in their schools with the greatest rates of poverty. DESE is hosting a webinar to provide specifics about the requirements and how LEAs may receive an exception, and to answer questions from the field. LEAs are strongly encouraged to attend this webinar on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. You may access the webinar at https: //livestream.com/modese/moequity. The webinar will be recorded and posted in the Webinars Hosted section of DESE’s COVID-19 webpage.