I question how three schools within two miles of each other, in an area of working families, struggling to get by, would all find themselves on this list.
Published: 16 minutes agoI am writing to support three schools that are in or very near my Assembly district and dear to my heart. In truth, I write in support of all schools.
How about middle schools? Clark has 698 students; 250 of those students are sixth graders. Could 50 of those students go back to each of the feeder elementary schools? Eight hundred twenty-seven students are at Begich, with 270 of those being middle school students. Returning sixth-graders to the schools that were raided from could help make them whole again and add more opportunities to keep focus on the social emotional side of these students before they transition.
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