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Classrooms are set up with COVID-19 precautions in place as students prepare to return five days-a-week at Northeast Elementary School in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 8, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
To catch students up on missed classroom time, Connecticut educators are getting creative with summer and after-school programs this year. But could a greater emphasis on learning outside school hours continue after the pandemic?
Some state officials are exploring the idea.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week up to $11 million in grants to expand and innovate summer learning and enrichment, particularly focused on children who fell behind during the COVID-19 pandemic. Connecticut is also getting an additional $11 million earmarked for after-school from the federal American Rescue Plan.