By Colin A. Young
State House News Service
Gov. Charlie Baker used a Canton school setting to Friday to announce an infusion of funds for summer education programs to help make up for the loss of schooling during the pandemic.
After more than a year of non-traditional schooling that many teachers, parents and experts fear has set students back academically and socially, students across Massachusetts will have an opportunity this summer to take part in enhanced and expanded summer school and recreational programs that will aim to bring kids back up to speed, Baker said at Galvin Middle School in Canton.
Baker showers summer school landscape with $70M
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE
Published: 4/30/2021 2:51:10 PM
After more than a year of non-traditional schooling that many teachers, parents and experts fear has set students back academically and socially, students across Massachusetts will have an opportunity this summer to take part in “enhanced and expanded” summer school and recreational programs that Gov. Charlie Baker said will aim to bring kids back up to speed.
With more than $70 million in funding, including at least $25 million of federal money, the Baker administration plans a “full menu” of academic and recreational programs that school districts could offer this summer in schools, through local community organizations, at community colleges and at recreation sites.
After more than a year of non-traditional schooling that many teachers, parents and experts fear has set students back academically and socially, students across Massachusetts will have an opportunity this summer to take part in enhanced and expanded summer school and recreational programs that Gov. Charlie Baker said will aim to bring kids back up to speed.
With more than $70 million in funding, including at least $25 million of federal money, the Baker administration plans a full menu of academic and recreational programs that school districts could offer this summer in schools, through local community organizations, at community colleges and at recreation sites.
State Offers $70 Million In Grants to Fund Summer Schools, Tutoring And Math Programs
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker provides an update on coronavirus in the state during a press conference at the State House in Boston, Massachusetts.
Nicolaus Czarnecki / Pool via the Boston Herald
It will be a summer full of acceleration academies, tutoring, math instruction, and community college coursework for Massachusetts students under a $70 million grant plan rolled out by state officials Friday.
The state grants to schools are an effort to address student learning loss brought on by the pandemic. In some cities and towns, schools are reopening after having been closed for a year or more to in-person learning and many of their families have struggled with the deaths of loved ones or the loss of regular employment. Gov. Charlie Baker acknowledged those difficulties and how they affected communites unevenly at a press conference in Canton on Friday.