Georgia Schools Prepping For A More 'Normal' Year - Across Georgia, GA - "We've been learning a lot about what are the right interventions to match our students' needs" Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones
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Georgia schools prepping for a more ânormalâ year
A masked Forsyth Central High School studies on her laptop during her lunch break. School districts have had to adjust their plans quickly as COVID-19 continues to spread in Georgia. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)
(GA Recorder) â Children across Georgia are cracking open the sunscreen, dusting off their flip flops, and making plans for their summer break, but school administrators have a massive task before them: planning a semester they hope will set a foundation for a return to normal.
âWeâve been learning a lot about what are the right interventions to match our studentsâ needs, but also what are the right professional learning opportunities for our teachers to increase their capacity and effectiveness to help our students as we come out of this,â said Fulton County Schools Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones. âThis will not be a one-year solution. This is
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Caption Smaller counties like Taliaferro will receive less than $1 million while larger counties like Gwinnett will get $181 million from the American Rescue Plan. Credit: Taliaferro County website
Several local groups and state lawmakers are gearing up to help Georgia city and county officials distribute the latest round of federal COVID-19 relief funds to underserved communities most in need.
Called the American Rescue Plan, the new round of $1.9 trillion in emergency pandemic aid Congress passed last month partly tasks local officials with deciding how to spend funds including Georgia’s $17.4 billion share to cover revenue losses, schools, unemployment benefits, rental assistance and infrastructure needs.
Richmond County saw 31 new cases for 19,382 total and Columbia County had 10 more for 10,828. All other area counties added three new cases or fewer: one in Burke for 1,730, three in McDuffie for 1,629, two in Jefferson for 1,560, one in Jenkins for 719, and one in Wilkes for 668. All other counties were unchanged: Screven at 808, Lincoln at 505, Warren at 367 and Glascock at 144. Taliaferro County lost a case to go back to 100.
McDuffie County suffered a new death for 40 total, raising the area s toll to 1,018.
Georgia Public Health got the results of 18,911 tests, of which 5.31% were positive, a little more than half the overall rate of 10.17%, which fell slightly, according to an analysis by the