By Victoria Mejicanos and Tessa Dufore, Dec. 5, 2023 “I live paycheck to paycheck,” said Cal Poly Pomona assistant professor of history Rachael Hill. “I’m one paycheck away from being houseless.” Struggling to make ends meet is not a unique story on California State University campuses. Many CSU professors made such stories loud and clear
Parents of Olney Elementary School students can cross school supplies off their back-to-school shopping lists next fall those items will be bought, paid for, and distributed through a new program sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Organization, Olney ISD, and the HOPE Backpack Project, said PTO President and OISD Trustee Summer Branum.
Some parents of the Sandwich High School Class of 2021 feel like their children are becoming âThe Forgotten Class.â
Several parents of seniors reached out to the district to ask that something be done to make their students feel heard and recognized.
Christine Kuchar wrote to the Sandwich School Committee prior to the boardâs meeting on Wednesday, February 3, stating that parents understand how difficult it is to operate a school during a pandemic, but that the senior class is struggling.
She said that her own child is despondent and lacks motivation this year, which is not her typical disposition.
âShe prefers remote learning because Sandwich High School is sad and lonely,â Ms. Kuchar wrote.