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CT school districts will not be required to provide remote learning next year
School districts in Connecticut will not be required to provide remote learning in the fall, officials said Tuesday.
The state Department of Education told public school districts on Tuesday that they will not be required to provide remote learning in the fall, clearing the way for more students to get back in the classrooms.
School districts have been required to provide remote learning since the pandemic disrupted in-person learning last spring.
In guidance sent to superintendents Tuesday, the Department of Education said that since there is no existing mandate under Connecticut or federal law that says all districts must offer remote learning options beyond this current school year, officials “do not anticipate the need to mandate” remote learning as an option.
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The coalition represents over 60,000 public school employees across Connecticut.
For the past decade, towns, school boards and cities throughout the state have been able to provide their employees high-quality healthcare through the Connecticut Partnership Plan. Municipalities had the choice to buy in to the state employee healthcare plan, using its market power and established program to provide its workforce the world-class health and wellness programs they deserve at a predictable cost while saving employers money and helping them stabilize their insurance costs.
Over 140 groups, from small housing authorities to the state’s largest city, have chosen to join the plan which now covers almost 60,000 people. Membership continues to expand as more groups choose to join.
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As a recent rise in violent crimes against them has ignited fear and drawn national attention, Saythany, a member of the city’s Board of Education, has a message:
“As a collective group in America, we can defeat racism, discrimination, and hatred,” he said. “It may not be 100%, but we can significantly reduce the numbers through education, political legislation, and common sense moral behaviors that are positive in nature (i.e. to show respect to others that do not share the same skin color as you or ideas).
“Humans are not born to express the negative traits listed above. They are only taught or shown. We are in the second decade of the 21st century now, and our country should not be progressing in these primitive behaviors or attitudes.”
RN Jenni Eckstrom draws 0.5 ml of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as the City of Hartford’s Department of Health and Human Services hosted a vaccine clinic for Hartford residents 75 and over at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford on February 06, 2021 Joe Amon / Connecticut Public
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