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Children 12 years and older in Manchester are able to get the Pfizer vaccines. It requires two shots in the arm 21 days apart. (Shutterstock)
MANCHESTER, CT The start of the school year is right around the corner. With the coronavirus still very much active in the state, Manchester Public Schools plans to offer both in-person and remote learning as an option for students in grades K-12 this fall. There is no longer an obligation for Connecticut public schools to provide students with remote learning opportunities and although most students clearly benefit from in-person learning, some students have flourished in a remote setting, MPS Superintendent Matt Geary has said. We believe education in the 21st century should be flexible in supporting the needs of students and families.
Some Connecticut educators are pushing for remote learning to remain even as COVID-19 fades; others hope to jettison the virtual world for the in-person classroom.
Published April 16. 2021 2:19AM
By PAT EATON-ROBB and SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press
Connecticut officials say the impact of the pandemic on students and their families could lead to long-term changes in how the school day and school year look in the state.
Gov. Ned Lamont was joined Thursday by federal and state political leaders along with local and state education officials in a roundtable to discuss the future of education and how they plan to use the tens of millions of dollars in federal funds being earmarked to combat pandemic-based learning loss.
They focused on changes that could go beyond this summer or the next school year.
Pandemic may lead to long-term changes in school calendar
PAT EATON-ROBB and SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press
April 15, 2021
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Connecticut officials say the impact of the pandemic on students and their families could lead to long-term changes in how the school day and school year look in the state.
Gov. Ned Lamont was joined Thursday by federal and state political leaders along with local and state education officials in a roundtable to discuss the future of education and how they plan to use the tens of millions of dollars in federal funds being earmarked to combat pandemic-based learning loss.
They focused on changes that could go beyond this summer or the next school year.