Kendall Cruz
46:17 - 46:41
“the reform that I see in this document is about repealing or forcing correspondence students back into a brick-and-mortar measure comparing them to the failed government-forced policies during COVID that forced distance brick-and-mortar learning, which is not the same as correspondence education.”
- Speaker
- Kendall Cruz
- Timestamp
- 46:17 – 46:41
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
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From the transcript
I also understand the finance part, and I understand the way that the schools are regulated and the policies and procedures. So I'm calling— I have many comments about this. I will submit written testimony about Variety of thoughts, but I'm going to focus on one in particular. I've heard a lot about we need to address the diverse needs of the state for these students, that we want equity for students, that we need to meet their needs. And yet the reform that I see in this document is about repealing or forcing correspondence students back into a brick-and-mortar measure comparing them to the failed government-forced policies during COVID that forced distance brick-and-mortar learning, which is not the same as correspondence education.
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