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Don’t make ‘year of grace’ a waste

By Tim Kalich , READ MORE > 1,646 Reads
On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 8:58 AM

The chief of Mississippi’s public schools wants to give them a “year of grace” and not hold them accountable for the academic performance of their students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Truthfully, this would be the second year of grace that Superintendent of Education Carey Wright is recommending. This past year the schools and the school districts were allowed to keep the s...

 
 
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