‘I Feel Relieved’: All Mass. Residents 16 And Older Are Eligible For COVID Vaccine
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BOSTON (CBS) All Massachusetts residents 16 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 300 coronavirus vaccination sites are open across the state.
The state estimates an additional 1.7 million people are now eligible.
For now, 16 and 17-year-olds can only the Pfizer vaccine and a parent or guardian must accompany them to an appointment.
“We were just really excited to be able to do our part and help people get back to the way we want to live,” said Kate Dobin, who is vaccinated.
Holyoke schools receive $750,000 Barr Foundation grant for leadership training
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HOLYOKE The Barr Foundation awarded the Holyoke Public Schools a $750,000 grant to boost leadership development in the district.
In a statement, Acting School Receiver Anthony Soto said the district will partner with Relay Graduate School of Education, Veritas Prep Holyoke and Veritas Prep Charter School in Springfield for the initiative. He thanked the foundation for its ongoing support.
“It is a wonderful opportunity for leaders in the region to learn from each other, as well as from other leaders across the country through the work with Relay as our leadership development partner,” Soto stated.
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Massachusetts high school students learning from home during the pandemic report feeling less excited about learning, less prepared for college, and less challenged in class than those learning fully in person, a survey released Tuesday shows.
The survey of 1,000 high school students across the state adds studentsâ voices to the roiling debate among parents, teachers, and epidemiologists over reopening schools nearly a year after the pandemic forced widespread closures. The telephone surveys of public and private school students, which occurred last November and December, showed large disparities in academic impacts of the pandemic, which could compound educational inequities for years to come.