Plan to reopen Stamford high schools draws mixed reactions
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Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD Elementary and middle school students didn’t have much of a voice in the decision to return to full-time in-person learning, but those in high school are speaking up about the plan to reopen, and the response so far is mixed.
Those who favor a return say they want to regain a sense of normalcy, as well as bolster their education, which they say has been lacking in the every-other-day model. Students who are hesitant to return to the pre-COVID model say the current system is working and increasing student attendance will only increase health risks.
Some want Stamford high schools fully in person. Others say it isn t safe enough yet.
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STAMFORD Stamford elementary school students return to five-day-a-week in-person teaching next week, followed a week later by middle school students, but as of Monday, there was no plan in place to get high school students back full-time.
That left Lisa Butler disappointed.
Fewer Black, Hispanic students enroll in AP/honors classes. Stamford looks to fix that.
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Students enter the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD In Stamford schools, Asian and white students are much more likely to take an Advanced Placement or honors course than Black and Hispanic students.
That’s a common story across the country, and Stamford is no exception.
About 55 percent of Asian students and 41 percent of white students in Stamford high schools Westhill High School, Stamford High School and the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering are enrolled in at least one AP, Early College Experience or International Baccalaureate course this year.
As high schools in some of the state’s neediest districts show increased failure rates and fewer students on track to move to the next grade level or graduate on time, a nonprofit warned in a report Monday that additional federal funding “cannot bridge the gaps around new and unmet needs, especially as state and local budgets shrink as revenues decrease.”
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