Grand Rapids school leaders race to bring back 800 students who left
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
Family Support Specialist James Peacock III asks students what school they go to so they can get on a transfer bus at East Leonard Elementary School in this January file photo. (MLive file photo)Hope Davison
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – After Grand Rapids Public Schools took a massive hit to student enrollment in the fall, school leaders are racing to track down over 830 students who left the district in an effort to bring them back next year.
GRPS saw a 5% enrollment decline in fall 2020, which administrators largely attributed to the district’s decision to conduct online-only classes for the first half of the school year because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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More states seek federal waivers from standardized tests as Biden s Education Department extends deadline for requests
Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
Jan. 29, 2021
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WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is giving states extra time to seek a waiver from annual standardized tests mandated by federal law as New York and Michigan announced they don t want to subject students to the exams this year during the covid-19 pandemic. In light of the ongoing pandemic, we have determined that the Spring 2021 state assessments cannot be safely, equitably and fairly administered to students in schools across the state, New York Board of Regents Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. said in a statement announcing the state s intention to seek a waiver.