Colorado’s $34.1 billion proposed state budget restores deep cuts made last year to K-12 and higher education, provides more money to help students who have traditionally struggled to complete college, and creates a substantial reserve for K-12 schools.
With billions of dollars in federal aid coming their way, schools across the U.S. are weighing how to use the windfall to ease the harm of the pandemic -- and to tackle problems that existed long before the coronavirus.
Participating in dual enrollment “helps students move their gaze from a few feet in front of them to a point further on out on the horizon and start on that road,” said Amy Williams, executive director of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
The governor has said he’s “fully expecting” schools across New Jersey to return for in-person learning “safely and responsibly” when the next school year starts in September. And if that’s the case, virtual learning is out.
The data offered a year-to-year look at failing course grades in math, English, science and social studies for the second quarter. In each category, roughly two-thirds of school systems saw failure rates double, triple or increase even more for middle and high school students.
