Some Massachusetts Students Will Need to Switch Teachers Mid-Year
The day before the one-year anniversary of Governor Charlie Baker's declaration of a State of Emergency due to COVID-19, Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley made the call to mandate the process of reopening the schools for full-time, in-person learning.
"This has been the goal from the beginning. We know that the greatest thing to do is to have our children and our teachers together," said Dr. Robert Baldwin, President of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents and Fairhaven Superintendent of Schools.
Hear Dr. Baldwin's full interview with Michael and Maddie here.
The deadline for elementary schools (K-5) to reopen to full-time, in-person learning is April 5, 2021. The commissioner also announced the deadline for a return to middle school will be Wednesday, April 28, 2021.