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COVID-19: All Elementary School Students May Be Back In The Classroom By April COVID-19: All Elementary School Students May Be Back In The Classroom By April
Covid-19: All Elementary School Students May Be Back In The Classroom By April All public Massachusetts elementary school students may be back in class this April. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley made the announcement during a morning meeting. In a week or two, Riley said he will seek to obtain the authority to remove remote and hybrid learning as options for Massachusetts public school districts, WesternMass News reported. Riley cited ongoing vaccinations and declining COVID-19 infections as reasons for having all students resume in-school education. Right now, Massachusetts school districts ar…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: State Gives Worcester 10 Days To Defend Special-Needs Education Plan COVID-19: State Gives Worcester 10 Days To Defend Special-Needs Education Plan
Covid-19: State Gives Worcester 10 Days To Defend Special-Needs Education Plan School officials in Worcester, Springfield, and Boston have just 10 days to defend distance-learning plans for special-needs students - or else state officials are going to step in. Concern that special needs students and those with disabilities are not learning what they need to through the more independent at-home learning style has led Massachusetts education administrators to evaluate what’s happening in the state’s biggest cities. There are no special-needs students receiving in-school education in Worcester or Springfield, and less than 200 in Boston, according to the Boston Globe. …

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by Kristin Palpini