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How to make up for the pandemicâs devastating learning loss? Massachusetts families say summer school will be key
Support for summer school is particularly strong among Black and Latino parents
By Bianca Vázquez Toness Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2021, 9:00 p.m.
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As Massachusetts leaders and school officials grapple with how to make up for lost learning from the pandemic, a clear majority of parents say robust summer school offerings need to be a part of the solution.
Fifty-seven percent prefer summer school to other alternatives â such as a longer school day next year â as a way of making up for lost school time, according to a poll of a diverse group of about 1,500 parents of school-age children
Updated on March 17, 2021 at 7:20 pm
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Parent sentiment is starting to tilt in the direction of a return to classroom learning due to the difficulty of balancing between their child s academics and their own work and child care demands, according to a new survey of Massachusetts parents.
Parents also remain concerned about academic losses over the last school year, according to the survey by the MassINC Polling Group, in collaboration with The Education Trust and sponsored by the Barr Foundation. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The results were released Wednesday, but were shared early with NBC10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra. The education survey is the third wave of a yearlong project tracking the experiences of more than 1,500 K-12 parents; it started in May of 2020 and will continue through the spring.
Worcester Arts Council awards 65 grants totaling $219,100 highest amount ever Richard Duckett, Telegram & Gazette © T&G File Photo/Steve Lanava Worcester Arts Council chairwoman Yasmin Goris.
WORCESTER The Worcester Arts Council has awarded 65 grants totaling $219,100 for arts and cultural programs in Worcester in 2021.
The grants go to a diverse range of local artists, individuals, organizations, and projects including musicians, comedians, visual artists, writers, and more.
The funding is the highest amount ever awarded, according to the WAC. Last year it awarded $163,000 to 53 Worcester artists.
“Reflecting on this year’s grant cycle, there were numerous uncertainties and unpredictable delays due to COVID-19, but we remained hopeful. The Worcester Arts Council is thrilled that we were ultimately able to offer more grant funding in 2021 than ever before, said outgoing WAC chair Yasmin Goris in an announcement Friday.
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