Thousands haven t shown up for school this year in CT. Where are the students?
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CTMirror.org
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Third grade literacy instructor Katelyn Battinelli talks with students about their pandemic-related fears on the first day of in-person learning for five days per week at Stark Elementary School on March 10, 2021 in Stamford, Connecticut. Stamford Public Schools, like many school districts nationwide, are returning to full time in-school learning as pandemic restrictions begin to ease.John Moore / Getty Images
Editor’s Note: On March 15, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont ordered all schools in Connecticut closed due to the pandemic. In the months that followed, learning moved online and many schools still haven’t reopened to full-time classroom instruction. On the one-year anniversary of this event, we examine the impact a year of disrupted learning has had on the state’s children.
Editor’s Note: On March 15, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont ordered all schools in Connecticut closed due to the pandemic. In the months that followed, learning moved online and many schools still haven’t reopened to full-time classroom instruction. On the one year anniversary of this event, we examine the impact a year of disrupted learning has had on the state’s children.
On his first day as the nation’s education secretary, Miguel Cardona claimed the spotlight as he and the first lady toured an elementary school in his hometown, about one year after COVID-19 first disrupted the lives of students, teachers and parents.
Washington, DC With homeschooling on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the civil rights watchdog American Atheists is sounding the alarm on the lack of state-level laws protecting homeschooled children from child abuse and educational neglect. This announcement coincides with the release of the organization’s
2020 State of the Secular States report, the most comprehensive review ever conducted of statewide laws and policies affecting the separation of religion and government.
The
2020 State of the Secular States report focuses on, among other categories, laws affecting youth and education, including homeschooling. The report’s findings include:
Only 12 states require that homeschooling instructors (parents, guardians, or outside instructors) meet any qualification requirements.