The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

I was invited to come speak at school board … my message was primarily a message of gratitude to the school board … even though there was a long line of speakers who wanted to say how terrible a mask mandate was for our children. Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

We have classroom tutors now. Kami Karr , senior at Redmond High School. Even when we were in elementary school, like with the stock market crash, everyone moved. And then you get into middle school, and then, like, the internet starts becoming a thing. Our district has realized some of our challenges.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School. Maranda Seawood, a student support specialist at Washington Elementary School in Fayetteville, Arkansas, worries about her students’ academic losses. We had a tutor. Our school districts provided Chromebooks. So it’s a juggle.

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