Data shows that kids are months or even years behind where they would be in a typical year. And a deepening educational divide between majority white schools and majority black schools, between wealthier school districts and higher poverty districts. The results of this year's statewide exams made abundantly clear what other data is showing as well. This hearing on Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines supporting students and schools, focusing on promising practices to get back on track. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Patty Murray, Chair, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (2) Honorable Bill Cassidy, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Dan Goldhaber, Director, CALDER (National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research at American Institutes for Research), Director, CEDR (Center for Education Data and Research at University of Washington), Seattle, Washington; (2) Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, Commissioner, Connecticut State Department of Education, Hartford, Connecticut; (3) Kurt Russell, 2022 National Teacher of the Year and High School History Teacher, Oberlin High School, Oberlin, Ohio; and (4) Erin Wall, Parent, Cary, North Carolina.