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COVID-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning COVID-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning
Covid-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning Soon remote learning won’t be an option: Massachusetts has set deadlines for when students have to return to in-person education. On Tuesday, March 9, the Commissioner of Education Jeffrey C. Riley said that, for elementary school children (grades K-5), hybrid and remote learning models will no longer count toward meeting the required student learning time hours as of April 5. All Massachusetts public elementary schools must switch to full-time, in-person education, five days per week starting on Monday, April 5. Riley set deadlines for other grades to return to in-person, full-time educa…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: 1 In 6 US Counties Not Ready For In-School Education - Lookup Your County On Map COVID-19: 1 In 6 US Counties Not Ready For In-School Education - Lookup Your County On Map
Covid-19: 1 In 6 US Counties Not Ready For In-School Education - Lookup Your County On Map Is your county ready to return to full in-school education for elementary school students? According to new research by The New York Times, only 1 out of 6 counties in the U.S. have tamped down on the spread of COVID-19 enough to justify full-in person education. These counties tend to be sparsely populated in the Plains, West, and MidWest regions. This is concerning as President Biden and state governors have pushed for children to return to school within the next four months or so. The NYT has produced a new national map that shows, county-by-county, where cases of COVID-19 are low eno…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Social Distance Rules For Students Far Shorter Than For Adults COVID-19: Social Distance Rules For Students Far Shorter Than For Adults
Covid-19: Social Distance Rules For Students Far Shorter Than For Adults The guidelines for social distancing at public schools recommend far less space between people than the 6 feet standard encouraged throughout much of the pandemic. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, Massachusetts announced a plan to return all elementary school students to the classroom by April. When asked about COVID-19 safeguards for the schools, Commission of the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley said that 3 feet of distance between students, staff, and faculty is the goal for public schools, though if they are able to distance further - up to 6 feet - all the better. …

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by Kristin Palpini