WORCESTER For the first time in more than a year, the city’s elementary and middle schools returned to full-time, in-person learning Monday.
The School Department, meanwhile, is also planning for the next target date, May 17, when high schoolers are scheduled to go back to five days a week of in-person learning.
Monday, at least, went “great,” according to Superintendent Maureen Binienda.
“There were no big issues that I know of,” she said.
She credited the smooth transition to Worcester’s monthlong acclimation to hybrid learning, which began for most students March 29. Under that model, students went to school twice a week, and received remote education the rest of the time.
Verizon awards grant to Worcester providing internet hotspots to students
WORCESTER School officials Thursday night announced the district had received a new grant from Verizon to provide internet hotspots to students at 11 secondary schools for up to four years.
According to the School Department, the telecommunications company, which Worcester contracted with prior to this school year to provide hotspots to thousands of homes, will provide hotspots to any student without reliable internet service at those schools.
There was not a monetary amount for the grant available as of Thursday night, however.
Access to internet has become one of the major issues facing the district this year as it continues to instruct students remotely at their homes during the pandemic.