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RISE: Recognizing Inspiring Schools and Educators
RISE: Recognizing Inspiring Schools and Educators
Every day, schools and educators are taking extraordinary steps to ensure that their students are educated to the fullest, despite their circumstances. These school leaders set examples for all to follow. Often, however, their efforts are unsung. Here is where we give these leaders the spotlight they deserve.
In Service and Commitment, GRACE’s Doors Remain Open
When you’re dedicated to service, sometimes you must take risks to serve your community best. Ahead of the start of their 2020-21 school year, The Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) System had to decide whether they would take just such a risk. At the time, the Green Bay Area Public School District had decided…
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Celebrating Cultures, Connecting a Community at St. Thomas More Catholic School
“It was challenging for quite a while.” As in every other school, Green Bay’s St. Thomas More Catholic School met a new set of challenges when the coronavirus spread to their area. “The staff really came together and did everything they could” to serve the kids, says Principal Jamie Froh Tyrrell, who joined the team…
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New Testament Christian Academy STOPs COVID Learning Loss in its Tracks
When Wisconsin’s schools were first ordered to shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, New Testament Christian Academy Director Renee Johnson says “We prayed.” Little did they know how incredibly their prayers would be answered. New Testament Christian Academy is a private K4-8 school of 157 students with a campus on Bradley Road in…
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Those Who RISE to the Challenge
The coronavirus was brand new and spreading fast on March 18, 2020. On that day, out of an abundance of caution, Governor Tony Evers ordered all Wisconsin schools closed until April 6, 2020. What was meant to only last a few weeks continued to keep many Wisconsin schools closed to in-person education for over a…
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