Debating the future of Maryland schools

Debating the future of Maryland schools

LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY, BUTWE STILL DON'T KNOW IFSTUDENTS WILL PHYSICALLY BE INTHE CLASSROOM.

WMA━2 NEWSERIN MACPHERSON IS LIVE INNORTH BALTIMORE WITH WHAT THEPLAN IS RIGHT NOW.

ERIN?MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARELEANING TOWARDS A HYBRIDOPTION━ SO EACH STUDENTWOULD HAVE VIRTUAL LEARNINGCAPABILITIES BUT ALSO COMEINTO THE SCHOOL FOR SOME OFTHE TIME.

THEY WANT TOPRIORITIZE THAT IN PERSON TIMEFOR STUDENTS WHO REALLY NEEDIT━ SO CHILDREN WHO HAVEDISABILITIES, ENGLISH MAY NOTBE THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE, ORSTUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD LITTLETO NO INTERNET ACCESSTHROUGHOUT THE SPRING.

THESTATE SUPERINTENDENT OFSCHOOLS KAREN SALMON ISWORKING WITH LOCALSUPERINTENDENTS TO FIGURE OUTALL THEIR OPTIONS━ DEPENDINGON WHAT STAGE WE'RE IN THEGOVERNOR'S ROADMAP TORECOVERY.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE INSTAGE TWO OF THE REOPENINGPLAN, WHICH STATES SCHOOLSYSTEMS ARE ALLOWED TO BRINGBACK SMALL GROUPS OF STUDENTS.THE virus nationwide hasdisproportionately impactedthe African American communityand other communities of colorand so we are hearing from ourlocal families that theyactually want a virtual optionand they want a very detailedhybrid option that takes intoaccount the particularvulnerability of a largenumber of our students.

THEBIG CONCERN WITH VIRTUALLEARNING IS NOT ALL STUDENTSHAVE ACCESS.

SALMON SAID ASTATE SURVEY SHOWED SCHOOLSYSTEMS STILL NEED MORE THAN340,000 DEVICES tO CLOSE THEGAP.

THE SUPERINTENDENTS ARELOOKING AT HOW THE SPRINGSEMESTER WENT TO DETERMINEWHERE THEY SHOULD USE MONEYFROM THE CARES ACT TO HAVE AMORE SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCETHIS FALL━ AND HEARINGDIRECTLY FROM THEIR STUDENT'SPARENTS.

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