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Virtual learning will continue for the majority of Alexandria City Public Schools students during the Summer Learning for All program, which is scheduled to begin in July. An in-person instruction option will be available for certain prioritized groups of students. Summer learning for pre-K through eighth grade will run from July 6 to Aug. 12, and an additional virtual program for selected students will take place from Aug. 2 to 12. For high school students, the program will be offered from July 6 to 30. A Summer Learning Choice form gauging student participation that was sent out to parents ...

TALKING POINTS This update on the COVID Slide collects and shares news updates from the district, state, and national levels as all stakeholders continue to work on developing safe, innovative plans to resume schooling and address learning loss. It’s an offshoot of the Collaborative for Student Success’ COVID Slide Quick Sheet newsletter, which you can . Schools, districts, and states appear to be facing two overarching questions as they continue to allocate and spend tens of billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds: does the federal investment allow states to significantly expand ...

Free Press staff Earlier this week, the State House approved House Bill 125 – School Calendar Flexibility/Lenoir County. The local bill was amended to give Lenoir, Pitt, Cumberland, Nash and Franklin County Schools the flexibility to set a calendar. “As a conservative, I believe good governance happens closest to its people,” said Rep. Humphrey, primary sponsor of H 125, in a news release. “Our local school boards are better equipped to decide what calendar our schools follow than anyone in Raleigh. House Bill 125 would return that authority to the local level and give them the flexib...

Photo: Adobe Stock Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday signed into law a controversial bill requiring a phonics-based approach to teaching students to read. Despite his veto of similar legislation in 2019, Cooper said in a statement that Senate Bill 387 will help students and teachers. “Learning to read early in life is critical for our children and this legislation will help educators improve the way they teach reading,” the governor said. “But ultimate success will hinge on attracting and keeping the best teachers with significantly better pay and more help in the classroom with tutoring...

Governor Cooper signs three bills into law that address educational challenges exacerbated by the pandemic The three bills signed into law by Governor Cooper Friday will help bridge the growing gap in academic achievement. (Source: WVIR) By Carole Wirszyla | April 9, 2021 at 5:50 PM EDT - Updated April 9 at 5:50 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - With the pandemic adding challenges to educational progress for numerous students this past year, many families have been wondering how their children will ever catch up. The three bills signed into law by Governor Cooper Friday will help bridge the g...