“I want to see a stronger and more conducive leadership in the district office,” one parent said. “That’s a PG way of saying I want Branden Durst to leave.”
For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball
Kids in need of remedial support already were vulnerable before the pandemic. Now theyâre facing educational ruin.
By Sarah Carr Globe Staff,Updated January 19, 2021, 9:32 a.m.
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Maureen Ronayne thought 2020 would be the year when, at long last, her 10-year-old son Daniel would learn to read at grade level. She and her husband had spent six years fighting to get Daniel, who is dyslexic, the supports he needed from the Medford public schools. Those included a spot at the school with the most reading support, a separate class at the school dedicated to reading remediation, and a private tutor funded partially by the district.