Governor Charlie Baker exchanged elbow bumps with kindergarten student Maverick Doe during a visit to West Parish School â where they have been holding in person learning for 101 days â in Gloucester, MA, on March 3.Nancy Lane/Pool
Massachusetts teachers are understandably nervous about returning to full-time in-person teaching. So nervous that this week they backed legislation that would postpone a newly announced state requirement to reopen elementary and middle schools for five-day-a-week in-person instruction.
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along with that proposal, though. Itâs past time for kids to be back in school.
Remote learning has exacted an enormous toll on students, especially those from
What to know about the COVID-19 vaccination effort in Mass this week boston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated: 5:28 PM EDT Mar 14, 2021 A COVID-19 vaccination clinic that is dedicated to administering vaccines to Boston Public Schools educators, bus drivers, bus monitors, administrators and all of the school district s employees and contractors is now open.The first of two BPS-only sites opened at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) Gallivan Community Center in Boston s Mattapan neighborhood.The BCYF site will offer about 200 appointments per day and will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays, and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.According to the school district, the clinic will run for two weeks and will then be operational again after 21 days in order to provide second doses of the vaccine for an additional two weeks.“More and more Bostonians are receiving their vaccines, and vaccinating our educators is a key step in the city of Boston’s reopening and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said