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It’s been two weeks since summer school started for public school and although 5,300 students have registered, about 700 students have yet to attend classes.

The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Kullen Welch as the new principal of La Mesa Junior High School and Robert Fisher as the new principal of West Ranch High School.

Summer school classes for the Laredo Independent School District begin Tuesday, May 31,...

Before the public hearing on the Board of Education’s intention to sell $11 million in General Obligation School Bonds for school facility improvement projects, board President Kent “Pete” Fulkerson read a brief statement, saying no decisions have been made concerning school building repairs or building […]

The Guam Department of Education’s Summer School Program will not be mandatory for students with the lowest grades, according to Deputy Superintendent Joe Sanchez.

Plan. we know from studies that kids are five months behind in english and math, right? what are we doing to catch them up? whats the program were putting in place? is it a summer school program for 2022 summer? after school program when the kids get back to school? one more thing makes me nervous when i hear two weeks. you hear it if colleges, too. well take two weeks. remember two weeks to slow the spread? thats a slippery slope, folks. weve been here before and need to be very wary of the pus...

That thought about college now are so disillusioned by feeling that they have lost so much in school, lost that school spirit, theyre not even thinking about college at this point. so this is a major issue. it is a state of emergency with regard to the mental health of our children and this is something that we now have to give all of our resources towards. >> martha: so what would you say to the department of education? theyve been quiet on this issue of making sure that kids are proficient bef...

Smiling faces or their teachers smiling faces. that is part of teaching, having having connection with these students. >> carley: dr. fauci said lifting mask mandate is primature and risky, what is your response to that? >> maci went to a summer school program in her school and she didnt have to wear a mask at all, there was no major outbreak, no huge numbers coming out of that, i dont think any cases came out of that. for them to bring it back in the regular school year, i think it was unnecess...

Looking forward to summer school and bless them for wanting to go to school this summer. >> reporter: right? this was day one of what theyre calling the launch to learn summer program, and i have to tell you, if youve been with us at blunt elementary school, you can almost mistake to get inside for some amusement park ride. the parents and the kids were happy and they were excited to be going back into school. the principal was dressed in a space suit eagerly greeting and welcoming these student...

Number of students set to return to in-person learning at summer school. ellison barber is outside one of the schools welcoming students back. talk about the turnout that you expect to see or that school system expects to see and why it means so much. >> reporter: yeah. we were at an elementary school all morning. the line, it just seemed like it would never end. people kept coming, parents kept coming bringing their children. some showing up last minute hoping they could enroll their students i...