Nearly every public school in Massachusetts is offering full-time, in-person learning for students as the second school year shaded by the coronavirus pandemic winds down, Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday.
More kids are getting used to being back in the classroom with COVID-19 restrictions, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday released its Academic Excellence Roadmap as it looks ahead to summer and fall.
Meanwhile, parents and advocacy organizations Tuesday pressed the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to ease masking requirements and to take a wider view of student wellness. All elementary and middle schools in Massachusetts now are offering full-time, in-person learning, Riley said, and 99 percent of high schools met his deadline of May 17 to also offer full-time, in-person education.
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State House News Service
BOSTON With nearly every public school in Massachusetts again offering full-time in-person learning, state education officials on Tuesday say they would offer a roadmap for future academic success, even as some parents remain worried about the impacts that mandated masking and other COVID-19 restrictions have on students wellness.
Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday that all elementary and middle schools in Massachusetts are now offering full-time in-person learning and 99% of high schools met his deadline of May 17 to do the same. I know that this was a split vote when the vote was taken in March to grant me the authority and we ll be voting on a final vote later, but I do think at this time that we made the right decision to move forward, Riley said.
Maskless recess and summer camps? Hereâs how the new mask guidance in Mass. affects schools
By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,Updated May 17, 2021, 1:55 p.m.
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A line of boys, led by 6-year-old Teddy Anderson, played with the hula hoops at Quincy After School, held at Merrymount Elementary School in March.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Children in schools and summer camps no longer will be required to wear masks during outdoor activities under a new mask guidance announced by the Baker administration on Monday.
The changes, which follow a similar update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, still will require students and staff members in K-12 schools and early education centers to wear masks indoors.
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker held a press conference Friday with a special guest former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.
The reason for the press conference was to announce a $1.2 million donation from Gronkowski and the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation to fund a full renovation of the Charlesbank Playground, located in the state Department of Conservation and Recreation s Charles River Reservation Esplanade.
Download our mobile app for iOS to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Building a playground was an idea that I thought of because I wanted to show appreciation for the amazing support that I have received while playing in New England, Gronkowski said. Having it on the Esplanade in Boston, where the duck boats ride down the river, makes this extra special for me.