A Knox County teacher is taking on the biggest assignment on her own.
She's expanding her classroom hours to help struggling students, even offering free tutoring.
Donya Walker runs the non-profit Community Tutoring for students in pre-k through high school.
She says some students are still
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By Wesley Joe
Despite the heroic efforts of Arlington Public Schools (APS) staff, students and parents, our K-12 students are sustaining consequential learning losses this year. The declines are sharpest among more vulnerable students, such as English learners, special education students, and low-income minority kids. By the end of the school year, losses could be disastrous.
Looking at national achievement data from the fall, McKinsey and Co. found that “students of color could be 6 to 12 months behind, compared with 4 to 8 months for white students.” While the community grapples with the challenges of learning