The silhouette of third grade teacher Bekah Noel, at the end of a school day watches her students load onto busses. AP Photo Nick Ingram.
(Editors Note: Chosen as an example of the affect the Covid Pandemic had on the reading ability of third grade students, the Associated Press focused on the USD493’s handling and where the students are a year later. The story ran on the AP wire early this week however, the writer visited the school in April.
“The reporter was here before when we were one of the first schools in the state to reopen.…
