#post-pandemic-impact

#post-pandemic-impact

Around one-third of children attending special schools or Band 1 Deis schools have 'chronic levels of absenteeism' School absence rates have increased since the pandemic and show little sign of improvement Greater rate of absences 'likely to contribute to inequality in later life' - report co-author Children attending special schools and Deis schools in the most socio‑economically disadvantaged areas miss school at a much higher rate than their peers, new research has shown.

The freshly revamped, DJ-driven lounge in downtown's historic core filled out with loft-dwelling locals still getting mileage from their Halloween costumes, while incoming Dodger fans hooted and revved their engines out on Main Street. The bar's owner, concert promoter Rolando Alvarez, was off tending to another event, but Bar Franca's two DJ's for the night, Maddy Maia and Tottie of Sisters of Sound, wound up the ebullient crowd under a soft pink, hand-painted barrel roof.