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Northland school budgets become casualty of COVID-19
Collectively, schools in Northeastern Minnesota are facing a reduction in funding of more than $3.7 million due to lower-than-expected average daily memberships. Average daily membership is the portion of the year a student is enrolled in a district. 6:00 pm, Feb. 4, 2021 ×
Justin Chumich s first grade classroom is lined with orange tape on the floor to remind students to social distance during Lakewood Elementary s first day of school Sept. 21. (Tyler Schank / 2020 file / News Tribune)
As school districts across the state begin preparing for the 2021-22 school year budget, issues affecting schools this year will have a major impact.
Virtual Learning Comes With Added Curve For Special Ed Students
by Mara Klecker, Star Tribune/TNS | January 12, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Lisa Juliar was resolved when distance learning began last spring: She’d do whatever she could to offer her son the kind of one-on-one assistance he’d been getting at school.
But even with her help, Cooper, a senior at Mounds View High School, has struggled mightily with distance learning. He has a rare chromosomal condition called Cri-du-chat that affects his speech and language, and he’s had trouble expressing himself during Zoom classes. He sometimes grows so frustrated he starts screaming, grabbing at his mother’s hair and even slamming the laptop shut.