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Wisconsin schools look to continue, expand future virtual options MILWAUKEE - Students across Wisconsin had no choice when school buildings shut down one year ago. Now, even as school districts point to the rapid shift to virtual learning as a factor in declining academic performance, administrators are exploring the idea of expanding future online learning. Districts that are able to get on top of that more quickly will be much better positioned to meet families’ needs, Wisconsin Center for Education Research scientist Dr. Bradley Carl said. And conversely, districts that don’t get going with that are going to lose enrollment. ....
âStranded:â Honest conversation with WI students about mental health Wisconsin students reflect on mental health With so much focus on GPA, attendance, class fails, and test scores, students say those metrics canât measure their biggest issue during pandemic learning - mental health. MILWAUKEE - With so much focus on GPA, attendance, class fails, and test scores, students say those metrics can’t measure their biggest issue during pandemic learning - mental health. The ten largest school districts in southeast Wisconsin point to suffering mental health as a factor in the dropping academic performance FOX6 found in public records. But instead of just talking about students, FOX6 wanted to talk directly to them. With their parents’ permission, five high school students from different districts shared their pandemic learning experiences in a wide-ranging video call. The dominant theme of the conversation was mental health. ....
Students are struggling: Here is what WI schools are doing about it Students are struggling: Here is what WI schools are doing about it Getting Wisconsin students back in the classroom is one thing; catching them up will be an even more challenging process. MILWAUKEE - Getting Wisconsin students back in the classroom is one thing; catching them up will be an even more challenging process. That’s the consensus from school districts across the southeast portion of the state as they try to figure out how to measure where students are academically and how to make up for what they lost during pandemic learning. ....
Public records show students struggling across SE Wisconsin For students struggling through the last year of pandemic learning, GPA is not just a number. MILWAUKEE - For students struggling through the last year of pandemic learning, GPA is not just a number. Before we got kicked out of school, my grades was top-notch, said Maleak Taylor, a Milwaukee Public Schools 11th grade student. His eyes were smiling behind his mask as he logged into his virtual classes. After this? Maleak’s eyes dropped. I try to keep my grades up, but my grades fell dramatically. And I’m just trying to keep it up there where I can graduate this year. ....