Big questions remain about the logistics of the return to school and how the school system will keep their kids safe on campus while coronavirus is still active.
Lafayette Parish School System
100% virtual learning one option in LPSS initial back-to-school plan
In a letter laying out the various phases of what she calls the “20-21 Learn Lafayette” plan, Superintendent Irma Trosclair says collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health will be ongoing throughout the school year. Coronavirus, she acknowledges, could push the district into an all-virtual scenario.
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Pressed into unprecedented duty, schools wrestle with how to feed Louisiana’s children during a pandemic
At least 32 Louisiana school districts will no longer hand out grab-and-go food boxes to school-age children from school distribution sites, a large chunk of the state’s school-based food supply chain.
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The future of work can still be human, if coding camps like this can make it more female
Encouraging more girls to get into computer science and robotics can help fill a growing employment gap. This summer camp is part of that effort.
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Incivility in local politics
Despite the negative consequences to incivility in government, there are surprising and often ignored potential fringe benefits.
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