North Dakota left most pandemic decisions up to local control. Alleviating the learning gap will be no different
Students nationwide have reported lower test scores and more mental health struggles because of schooling disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 6:30 am, Apr. 4, 2021 ×
Amelia Walter completes distance-learning schoolwork while her mom, Marguerite Walter, feeds her brother, Elliott, during the pandemic. Special to The Forum
BISMARCK In many aspects of North Dakota s battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has given local communities control in deciding the best ways to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Now, there’s one more aspect of the pandemic that the state is allowing communities to tackle at their own discretion student learning loss.
North Dakota left most pandemic decisions up to local control Alleviating the learning gap will be no different
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Commentary: As schools work harder, state hoards funds
Carol Harle, For the Express-News
April 3, 2021
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Though Northeast ISD has a plan to close the achievment gap during the pandemic, Texas is dragging its feet on delivering relief from the federal government.Billy Calzada /San Antonio Express-News
As if schoolchildren and teachers do not have enough to worry about after the pandemic-driven year of disruption, unpredictability and stress, our state has withheld federal funds provided to Texas school districts for recovery and restoration.
The Northside Independent School District board of trustees is demanding the entirety of these funds flow to districts across Texas so the immense task of funding in-depth plans for our children’s recovery continues in the best ways possible.
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The Town Council’s review of proposed Fiscal Year 2022 budgets for the library, the Block Island School and other groups funded under the Community Support category stretched over two work sessions.
At the Wednesday, March 24 virtual meeting, representatives explained their requests for the new year beginning July 1, while Town Manager Maryanne Crawford presented the staff’s funding recommendations. (Not-for-profit organizations that receive funding from the town include Block Island Health Services, the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, the Early Learning Center, the BI Chamber of Commerce and the National Alliance on Mental Illness – Block Island. The school, Senior Advisory Committee, and the Island Free Library are town government functions.)