You might not know that itâs against Wisconsin law for a public school to start a new school year before Sept. 1. In light of learning losses as a result of the virtual-only learning forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, some school districts are seeking an exemption. We think such exemptions should be allowed for the 2021-22 school year.
Mark Gruen, district administrator for the Royall School District in Elroy, summed up the past 12 months as âextremely challenging,â the Wisconsin State Journal reported April 12.
Gruenâs district halted in-person classes in March 2020, after Gov. Tony Eversâ order closed schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. While Royall reopened last fall with public health precautions in place, some students have continued taking online courses and many have faced a loss of learning. âWeâve got some kids who are lagging behind,â Gruen said.
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Students are struggling: Here is what WI schools are doing about it
Students are struggling: Here is what WI schools are doing about it
Getting Wisconsin students back in the classroom is one thing; catching them up will be an even more challenging process.
MILWAUKEE - Getting Wisconsin students back in the classroom is one thing; catching them up will be an even more challenging process.
That’s the consensus from school districts across the southeast portion of the state as they try to figure out how to measure where students are academically and how to make up for what they lost during pandemic learning.
Public records show students struggling across SE Wisconsin
For students struggling through the last year of pandemic learning, GPA is not just a number.
MILWAUKEE - For students struggling through the last year of pandemic learning, GPA is not just a number. Before we got kicked out of school, my grades was top-notch, said Maleak Taylor, a Milwaukee Public Schools 11th grade student. His eyes were smiling behind his mask as he logged into his virtual classes. After this? Maleak’s eyes dropped. I try to keep my grades up, but my grades fell dramatically. And I’m just trying to keep it up there where I can graduate this year.
RACINE â The Racine Unified School District is set to receive approximately $69 million from the federal government over the next four years for pandemic recovery efforts. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, asked district officials on Monday how they plan to spend it.
The money will come from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, created as part of the initial COVID-19 stimulus package approved by Congress in March 2020, signed by Donald Trump and updated with additional funds through the second stimulus in January.
âThe last year has certainly been challenging for everybody,â Vos said during Unifiedâs Legislative Committee meeting on Monday. âEvery parent, every taxpayer, every business owner. I think every American has really gone through tough times but the good news is we are coming on the other side of the pandemic in so many ways.â
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