Lawmakers propose allowing governments to offer internet directly, as a lack of rural broadband options makes COVID-19 vaccines and remote learning hard to access.
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Philadelphia schools will transition back to a hybrid learning model of both in-person and digital learning starting next month, School District Superintendent Dr. William Hite announced on Wednesday.
The School District will slowly phase in groups of students, beginning with pre-K through second grade.
Last fall, families of pre-K through second grade students in the District had the chance to choose whether they wanted their child to transition to hybrid learning or remain 100 percent digital. More than 9,000 families chose the hybrid model.
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Around 3,000 Kindergarten through second grade students will return to classrooms at 53 Philadelphia schools on Monday as part of a return to hybrid learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Steven Fisher has the details and speaks with Jerry Jordan, the president of the American Federation of Teachers.
Officials from Concord Public Schools in Arkansas, members of the community, and Entegrity hosted a flip the switch ceremony to celebrate the school’s new 341-kW solar array. The array, designed with a fixed tilt system, is located on 3 acres of school-owned land and will save the school over $17,000 a year in energy expenses by taking advantage of third-party financing and federal investment tax credits. The reduction in operating expenses will allow the district to reinvest back into the school’s budget and remain wise with taxpayer money.
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Concord’s local State Senator Missy Irvin voted in support of the 2019 Solar Access Act that enabled this project by allowing public entities to take advantage of low-cost solar energy with third-party ownership, net metering, and grandfathering. After the law went into effect, Concord Public Schools was one of the first school districts in the state to take advantage of it to reduce utility costs.
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 19, 2021 at 6:12pm
Both the Mayor and School District Superintendent are urging residents in the Jacksonville area to stay the course and not let COVID-19 numbers again rise.
Yesterday the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Region 3 metrics allowed the area to move out of Tier Resurgence mitigations altogether and back to Phase 4 of the original Restore Illinois plan.
The move allows for events such as indoor dining to resume with some restrictions, after being cut off completely since November.
Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard said today he is hopeful area businesses can start to get back on track now that COVID-19 restrictions have been relaxed.