Middletown parents criticize school district s plan for return to classes
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Middletown Superintendent of Schools Michael Conner.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut Media file photo /
MIDDLETOWN Schools will send students in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade back to school buildings nearly full-time beginning March 15 four days per week, while keeping those in grades 6-12 continuing under a hybrid model, despite appeals from parents who say experts’ data supports full reentry.
Students will continue to learn remotely on Wednesdays.
The proposal, debated over the course of a five-hour virtual meeting, was approved by the Board of Education earlier this week by an 8-1 vote, with member and attorney Christopher Sugar as the sole dissenter.
Employment in January of this year was nearly 10 million below its February 2020 level, a greater shortfall than the worst of the Great Recession s aftermath.
After rising to 14.8 percent in April of last year, the published unemployment rate has fallen relatively swiftly, reaching 6.3 percent in January. But published unemployment rates during COVID have dramatically understated the deterioration in the labor market. Most importantly, the pandemic has led to the largest 12-month decline in labor force participation since at least 1948. Fear of the virus and the disappearance of employment opportunities in the sectors most affected by it, such as restaurants, hotels, and entertainment venues, have led many to withdraw from the workforce. At the same time, virtual schooling has forced many parents to leave the work force to provide all-day care for their children. All told, nearly 5 million people say the pandemic prevented them from looking for work in January. In addition, the Bu
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If there’s one thing the mainstream media loves doing almost as much as they do shilling for Democrats and their pet causes it’s pointing out supposedly historic “firsts” in U.S. politics.
With every election cycle comes the breathless stories about how so and so could be the “first woman with 7 degrees and a 4-car garage” to be elected to serve as county commissioner, or how another person has become the “first bixsexual man with two dogs” to win a city council seat in Podunk City, USA.
So when failed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was confirmed Tuesday as Joe Biden’s Transportation Secretary, the media rushed to tweet on how the former South Bend, Indiana mayor was the “first openly gay cabinet member” of a presidential administration in history.
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January 31, 2021 By Editor
Getting Back to Work Made Easy with These Distraction Blocking Apps
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines focus as follows: ‘…
A state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding…’ Getting into the zone and staying there is challenging at the best of times. The Internet presents as the greatest distraction to our focus, what with ubiquitous soundbites, social media, news, sports, entertainment, and gaming distractions.
Our lack of focus may be rooted in our inability to multitask. With so much going on, it’s no wonder that we struggle to hone in on specific tasks. Of course, there are people who have specific conditions that make focusing difficult, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Other mental health conditions invariably play a part in making it difficult to focus. Likewise, substances can make focusing impossibly difficult. Fear not. Hel
Small businesses have been among the hardest hit by COVID-19 in Australia but new research by Mastercard on the impact on their operations shows SMEs nationwide have adapted swiftly to the challenges by embracing digital commerce.