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Social isolation taking toll on students in Easthampton Pepin School in Easthampton. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Students outside Easthampton High School GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 1/17/2021 9:28:51 PM EASTHAMPTON As Easthampton Public Schools near the one-year mark of almost entirely remote learning, more students at the high school many of whom fall into more vulnerable groups are failing classes and citing social isolation as a major struggle in their education. At a Tuesday night School Committee meeting, administrators from the city’s public schools gave progress reports on metrics such as student attendance and grades. While unexcused absences have remained low across the schools, largely due to more absences being accepted as excused, Easthampton High School Principal Bill Evans reported that the number of students failing at least one class rose from 6% in fall 2019 to 16% during this same period in 2020. ....
Dan Rist: Off the patriarchy, and why I prioritized voting for a woman In a screenshot from the livestream of the Democratic National Convention, Dr. Jill Biden speaks from a classroom during the virtual convention on Aug. 18. A Wall Street Journal op-ed received significant backlash for suggesting she should drop her title once she takes on the job of First Lady. Getty Images/TNS Published: 12/20/2020 7:19:05 AM As a city councilor in Easthampton, I have often found myself defending my votes, but I am surprised that I must defend preferring a woman candidate last month when I had the rare opportunity to choose a new councilor when Councilor Bill Lynch resigned. I was told I “discriminated” against men. ....
good morning, everyone. we begin with that breaking news overnight about lance armstrong. his legacy is very much in question this morning. in a bombshell announcement, armstrong said he will no longer fight charges from the u.s. anti-doping agency. they claim armstrong useds illegal drugs during his legendary cycling career. and his seven tour de france titles could be wiped away. abc s neal karlinsky has the story. reporter: armstrong will face a lifetime ban from all elite-level sports and a stripping of his titles, after he announced he will no longer fight the charges. in a statement he writes, enough is enough. today, i turn the page. i will no longer regret this issue. adding that he is innocent, but believes the process is one-sided and unfair. what does it say? does it say that lance armstrong knew he couldn t win? does it say that deep down inside, he thinks he s guilty? there s so many questions that are left unanswered. reporter: so, if he used dru ....
good morning, everyone. we begin with that breaking news overnight about lance armstrong. his legacy is very much in question this morning. in a bombshell announcement, armstrong said he will no longer fight charges from the u.s. anti-doping agency. they claim armstrong useds illegal drugs during his legendary cycling career. and his seven tour de france titles could be wiped away. abc s neal karlinsky has the story. reporter: armstrong will face a lifetime ban from all elite-level sports and a stripping of his titles, after he announced he will no longer fight the charges. in a statement he writes, enough is enough. today, i turn the page. i will no longer regret this issue. adding that he is innocent, but believes the process is one-sided and unfair. what does it say? does it say that lance armstrong knew he couldn t win? does it say that deep down inside, he thinks he s guilty? there s so many questions that are left unanswered. reporter: so, if he used dru ....