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On Thursday, Governor Walz said school districts and charter schools will begin with one of three models, in-person, distance-learning or a hybrid model. The specific model that an individual school district will use will be determined with guidance from experts from the Minnesota departments of health and education. [Read Transcript...]
As many families face economic challenges brought about by the pandemic health officials want to remind parents of students who received free and reduced lunch that additional help is available. The Pandemic EBT, also known as the P- EBT, program provides up to 4-hundred and 25 dollars per child for groceries. [Read Transcript...]
Minnesota Democrat and U.S. Sen. Tina Smith has sent a letter to federal education and health officials.. demanding accessible, comprehensive and culturally competent mental health care for Indigenous youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new shelter for native people experiencing homelessness is set to open before the end of the year in Minneapolis. [Read Transcript...]
When it comes to heading back to school this fall… just one in five educators say they want a fully in-person return to the classroom. That’s according to a statewide survey from Education Minnesota, the state’s teachers union. Of the 20-thousand educators who weighed in… nearly half said they would prefer to stick with distance … [Read Transcript...]
