Some special education students thrive, others regress during pandemic
Mother describes virtual learning as a disaster
Kristia Postema, Capital News Service
April 1, 2021
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LANSING Special education students require more attention from educators to be able to retain information.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made learning easier for some of those students, while most have regressed, according to Derek Cooley, the president-elect of the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education.
Schools are now forced to make up for their lost learning while continuing new learning.
“Special education students are vulnerable learners to begin with, so virtual instruction has really exacerbated the need for extra attention,” Cooley said.
County board member Jim Dodd dies
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON – Madison County Board member and long-time Alton alderman Jim Dodd is being remembered as someone who served his constituents and spoke his mind.
Dodd, 77, died Wednesday at Alton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He had been in poor health for several years, and had not attended any county board meetings since spring 2017.
Dodd was first elected to the Madison County Board in 2012. Prior to that he had served as an Alton alderman for the 6th Ward from April 1981 to March 1997. He was also the owner and operator of Jim’s Mobil.
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