In anticipation of a teacher shortage, the Senate endorses a bill allowing retired teachers to go back to work for two years while collecting their pension.
Frequent topics at a Senate hearing on the Department of Education budget included school reopenings, spending of federal aid and the delayed assessments.
Students in special education programs would be eligible for an extra year of services if they are supposed to ‘age out’ before mid-2022, under a proposed bill.
Parents would have until June 1 to decide their school-age children are going to repeat their current grade, under a bill advanced Tuesday by a Senate panel.
Summer school and the option to choose to repeat a grade are among the possibilities being considered in the Legislature after two years of disruptions.
A Senate bill would require the state to study the effects of remote schools on learning. Some education groups worry about piling on in a stressful time.